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( Earl Peace, University of Wisconsin-Madison, New Traditions Project Administrator)

In the classroom we try to convey to students the wonder and the excitement that comes from successfully applying the scientific method. The laboratory presents an opportunity for students to experience it for themselves.

(chart - Guided inquiry laboratories) NT has successfully adapted guided inquiry and open-ended experiments to both large-university and two-year college environments. Although the syllabus does not consist exclusively of guided inquiry experiments, students' range of experience and their ability to think as scientists in the laboratory have been enhanced considerably.

 

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