Faculty and staff at Dartmouth have been working for the past year with classroom teachers at numerous elementary and middle schools in New Hampshire. The program focused on improving "inquiry-based" science instruction, a process where teachers work with students to gather information by asking questions; design and conduct activities that answer the questions; and then follow up with new questions to further their understanding of science.<br><br><a href='http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2006/12/14.html&#039; target='_blank'>http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2006/12/14.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br>