If it is of any use, I had a Electronic Journal of Science Education paper out a year or two ago on geoscience inquiry.  It is more middle-secondary in orientation:

http://ejse.southwestern.edu/volumes/v12n2/articles/art1-pyle.pdf

Regards,
Eric Pyle

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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:33:13 -0500
From: Julie Libarkin <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Fwd: geoscience courses for elementary teachers
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All:

Email David if you know of a "Geoscience By Inquiry" or similar curriculum. I think I've heard of someone working on this, but can't remember who!

CC the list, too, if you don't mind - I'd like to know!

Take care
Julie

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From: David Meltzer <[log in to unmask]>
Date: January 27, 2010 4:44:57 PM GMT-05:00
Subject: geoscience courses for elementary teachers

Julie,

Are there any curricula available for geoscience courses specifically designed for preservice elementary teachers? I'm thinking about something that would be analogous to Physics by Inquiry, or Physics and Everyday Thinking. Do you know people who are teaching such courses in earth and/or space science?

 -- David





Eric J. Pyle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Geology and Environmental Science
James Madison University
MSC 6903
Harrisonburg, VA  22807

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"The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it"

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam