Table 4.

Inquiry activities in upper primary science textbooks of Tigrai [28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35].

Subject	Grade	Text Size (VG Main 12 Points)				Types of Activities (a)
		Pages	Units	Paper Size (In.)	Graphics	CI	SI	GI	UI	Total
General Science	5	131	7	8.27 × 11.69	150	15	11	–	–	26(b)
General Science	6	177	9	8.27 × 11.69	156	15	13	–	–	28(c)
Biology	7	209	6	6.50 × 8.50	108	20	–	–	–	20
Biology	8	298	6	6.50 × 8.50	78	15	–	–	–	15(d)
Chemistry	7	203	5	6.50 × 8.50	62	20	–	–	–	20
Chemistry	8	352	5	6.50 × 8.50	50	33	–	–	–	33
Physics	7	340	10	6.50 × 8.50	109	20	3	–	–	23
Physics	8	340	6	6.50 × 8.50	181	19	–	–	–	19
Total	56		54		894	157	27	–	–	184

^(a) = CI: confirmation inquiry; SI: structured inquiry; GI: guided inquiry; UI: unguided or independent inquiry.

^(b) = 18 of the inquiry activities were from Unit 7. Two of the seven units did not include any inquiry activity.

^(c) = Four of the nine units did not have any inquiry activity.

^(d) = Three of the six units did not have any inquiry activity.