Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to consider the foundation of the instructional materials that students come to be able to ask scientifically oriented questions in inquiry. Although the importance of inquiry-based learning in science class has been insisted loudly, there is little agreement about how to teach students “asking scientific questions.” And I analyze the materials of “invitations to inquiry” in the BSCS Biology Teacher’s Handbook. The useful conclusions to develop instructional materials for scientific inquiry teaching are follows: (1) the materials for asking scientifically oriented questions aim to teach students that the questions in scientific inquiry should be testable; (2) by daring to simplify the theme of the material, students’ interest is focused on understanding inquiry.
