What is Inquiry?
ØInquiry is the investigation into an idea, question, problem or issue. It involves gathering information, building knowledge and developing deep understanding.
Inquiry-based learning encompasses the processes of posing problems, gathering information, thinking creatively about possibilities, making decisions and justifying conclusions.
Parkland School Inquiry Model
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- Wow! Ignition and motivation.
- Introduce the Big Idea.
- Knowledge attack
- Teach the required information before we start the inquiry process
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- Introduce or decide on the Rich Question (the unanswerable question)
- Children communicate their wonderings
- Decide on the Key questions from the wonderings (the ‘look-up-able’ questions)
- Hypothesise – what do you think the answers might be and why?
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- Develop a research plan (where can I get the information from?)
- Searching (Finding the information from books, internet, people, media)
- Sifting and Sorting (Skim and decide if the information is relevant)
- Synthesising (organise the information to construct the answers)
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- Discuss, explore, examine, seek new insights
- Plan and create the presentation
- Present and share the new knowledge
- Plan an action if appropriate
- Undertake the action planned
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