Introduction to Inquiry - Part I


Go to our forum (click on links) to add your answers to the questions:
Is the schoolyard an ecology teaching resource?

Answer the question, "What are the schoolyards like where I live as a resource for inquiry-based teaching of ecology?" using the following scale.

• 1 = poor, nothing to use for teaching
• 2 = fair
• 3 = average
• 4 = good
• 5 = excellent, outstanding and diverse resources for teaching.

Now consider the responses we've gotten so far:


What do these results tell us?

• Schoolyards vary in quality with somewhat of a 'normal' distribution around 'average'.
• The use of schoolyards varies, but with a 'skewed' distribution towards 'infrequent'.
• The difference in the two distributions suggests that schoolyards are an under-utilized resource for teaching.