18. On Inquiry: "If a single word had to be chosen to describe the goals of science educators during the 30-year period that began in the late 1950s, it would have to be INQUIRY." G.E . DeBoer 1991
19. What is the relationship of inquiry to scientific literacy?
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22. 64% Content Creators | 30% active blog 54% read | 25% produce video 75% view | 25% Podcast consumers | 60% Post Photos | 73% have mp3 players | 33% share files peer to peer | 90% use cloud computing | 68% use IM | 75% have a cell phone | 97% play video games Source: PEW, January 14, 2009 What does this look like? How can this translate into practice? Should it?
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24. 40 million Americans rely on the Internet as their primary source for news and information about science. The Internet as a Resource for News and Information about Science, 2006
25. The Internet is the source to which people would turn first if they need information on a specific scientific topic. The Internet as a Resource for News and Information about Science, 2006 67% Stem Cell Research, 11% Library 59% Climate Change, 12% Library 42% Origins of Life, 19% Library
26. Half of all Internet users have been to a Web site which specializes in scientific content. The Internet as a Resource for News and Information about Science, 2006 National Geographic, NASA, USGS, Smithsonian
27. The Internet is a research tool for 87% of online users. That translates into 128 million Americans . The Internet as a Resource for News and Information about Science, 2006