Abstract
This contribution deals with the Inquiry-Based Science Education and its application in school practice. In the first part, the characteristics and general principles of the Inquiry-Based Science Education are summarized from the available sources.
Likewise its benefits and pitfalls in the introduction to schools are discussed. The work also points out to the support of The Framework Educational Programme for Secondary General Education for the inclusion of this method into the science education.
The last part presents results of interview which was conducted with five teachers who practice the inquiry based science education in school practice.