Edutopia – Ginna Guiang-Myers
“Cookbook labs—highly formulaic science activities that often include an experiment—have acquired a bad reputation in the NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) classroom for several reasons: (1) they don’t provide opportunity for significant student autonomy; (2) their highly prescriptive nature doesn’t allow for much teacher and student creativity; and (3) their narrow focus seems to counter the spirit of scientific inquiry.” (more)