Abstract
We implemented an Inquiry based laboratory (IB) on the topic of Radioactivity for non-physics majors in semester 2, 2012. Students were given five recipe-based laboratories and an Inquiry based laboratory. To be in phase with the topic delivery, we offered this IB laboratory as a third laboratory. Content-specific reading materials on Radioactivity and smoke detectors were given before the laboratory to help students acquire prior knowledge to design their own experiment incorporating innovation and experimental techniques.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Taking inquiry-oriented learning to the teaching coalface |
| Subtitle of host publication | A good practice booklet for practitioners |
| Place of Publication | Sydney |
| Publisher | Australian Government's Office for Learning and Teaching |
| Pages | 27-31 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781743617250, 9781743617267 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781743617243 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |