Inquiry learning has received wide attention among science centers. The paper puts forward a way to evaluate the science center exhibits’ function for inquiry learning. The exhibits can be divided into three grades both at the output of information and input of conditions. With different grades, the levels of function for inquiry learning are naturally different. In the paper, both the input and output should be taken into account to evaluate the exhibits’ function for inquiry learning. Furthermore, the paper explains why the differences among exhibits exist, and puts forward some ideas and suggestions to improve the function for inquiry learning accordingly.

science center  /  exhibit  /  inquiry learning