In this paper, we explore the dynamics among how the scientiÞc method gets presented
in a typical high school lesson, how students engage in scientiÞc inquiry, and what teachers
notice in students inquiry. To do so, we must Þrst specify our deÞnitions of scientiÞc
method and scientiÞc inquiry. When initially used by Dewey (1910a), both terms em-
phasized processes underlying scientiÞc practices. Their meanings, however, havemorphed
and diverged over time. In the following section, we reßect on the historical construction
of these ideas. Then we present our deÞnitions and how they Þt into the ongoing discussion