Pogil activities in science classrooms

Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning, or Pogil, is a website with a plethora of resources for teachers.  The goal of Pogil is to facilitate student self-guided exploration and challenge students to think of new solutions.  There are seven process skills that students can develop through using Pogils in the classroom, including teamwork, problem-solving, critical thinking, communication, management, assessment, and information processing.  Pogil was originally created for use in post-secondary chemistry education but has since expanded to high school as well.  Teachers can attend workshops to earn professional development credit and gain access to the valuable Pogil material.  There are a wide variety of classroom resources that are available for teachers to purchase.  These books include many in-class inquiry activities that can be copied and passed out in class for students to work on.  In science classes, inquiry-based education is becoming more and more accepted.  These activities facilitate the transition from traditional instruction to inquiry-based instruction.  For anyone interested in using Pogil worksheets in their classroom, go here to get step-by-step guidance.  In general, science teachers really appreciate Pogil activities because of their ease of use and appropriate high school science content.