Inquiry and Project Based Learning

Inquiry based learning is one of the two major ways of teaching. During this process it is the teacher's job to bring out the knowledge of the new topic into the light. It begins with the child being interested in a certain subject. This can be anything from dogs, bugs to computers. Inquiry-Based learning is taking a question and then exploring the options for answers to the project. For example if a child is interested in a particular subject they can start with that. About forming a question about a particular subject, i.e. what makes a certain animal run fast, they conduct research to find the answer to the particular question. After the research is completed the students then produce a assignment with the answer to the particular question.
Project based learning is another way of learning for children. The teacher's job is the to create a project that the students can produce and learn a lot in the way. For example, you take what the students are interested in and then create the project. The board topic is helpful for this particular idea. The children start out with a wide question or taught and then take it down to something smaller. Like the Inquiry-Based learning, Project-Based Learning can be on any kind of topic. It can be from bugs to computers. Project based learning takes the information that the students learn and take the information to create something. For example, you can create a story book or a PowerPoint. This is also helpful for answering a particular question.