Inquiry Process Activity


Teacher Essential Question: 

In what ways does inquiry learning engage students and promote 21st century learning?

 

Learner Essential Question:

 

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Connect

 
  • Connect to self, previous knowledge
  • Gain background and context
  • Observe, experience

Connect Brainstorm Page

 

 

 

 

 

 Reflect

  • Reflect on own learning
  • Ask new questions

Reflect Brainstorm Page 

 

 

 

Express

  • Apply understandings to a new context, new situation
  • Express new ideas to share learning with others

Express Brainstorm Page

 

 

 

 

Examples

 

School Begins

 

In Defence of the Union and the Constitution 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wonder

  • Develop questions
  • Make predictions, hypothesis

Wonder Brainstorm Page

 

 

 

 

 

Investigate

  • Find and evaluate information to answer questions, test hypotheses
  • Think about information to illuminate new questions and hypotheses

Investigate Brainstorm Page

 

 

Construct

 
  • Construct new understandings connected to previous knowledge
  • Draw conclusions about questions and hypotheses

Construct Brainstorm Page

 

 

From the article "Supporting Inquiry Learning" by Barbara Stripling