Promoting Inquiry Based Learning through Entertaining Science Activities

Considering students’ increasing lack of interest and motivation for science subjects, it becomes almost imperative to introduce different methodology approaches in classrooms. Besides, decontextualized teaching, where hands on activities are not sufficiently taken into account, can make the students attitude toward science-learning even worse. Inquiry Based Learning elements such as games, toys short experiments included is showed a useful methodological proposal. This paper presents how use these entertaining improve encourage them speak about science, acquiring better argumentation inquiry skills when they properly performed formal classroom context.