Planning for Inquiry

Students Assembly 2012-2013 Planning for InquiryAgendaShare the exhibition timeline and next processReview inquiry phasesFinalize and decide the exhibition planner (Step 3A)Step by step guideline for planning of the 1st inquiry learningDETECTIVE RIDDLEPractice your questioning to investigate the caseThe questions can receive one of only three possible answers - yes, no or irrelevant.You need to be open-minded, flexible and creative in your questioning and able to put lots of different clues and pieces of information together.

The Mystery of a Man who Hanged HimselfThere is a large wooden barn which is completely empty except for a dead man hanging from the middle of the central rafter and a puddle of water. The rope around his neck is ten feet long and his feet are three feet off the ground. The nearest wall is 20 feet away from the man. It is not possible to climb up the walls or along the rafters. The man hanged himself. How did he do it?

Solution: He climbed on a block of ice which has since melted.

Exhibition ProcessTerms 3 Semester 2 Exhibition StartsWeek 114-18 January 2013Plan for the 1st inquiryWeek 221-25 January 20131st Assessment taskWeek 328 Jan- 1 Feb 2013The 2nd 3rd inquiry and the assessment tasksWeek 44-8 Feb 2013Week 511-15 Feb 2013Week 618-22 Feb 2013Summative TaskWeek 724-28 Feb 2013Week 84-8 March 2013Rehearsal timeSaturday, 9 March 2013 EXHIBITION DAY Sort and Predict questions explore ways answer Locate information manage resourcesprocessFindingsongoingShare researchReflect synthesizecelebrate SORT these words into three to five groups and write down an appropriate title for each group.

PREDICT what may the text, that these key ideas came from, be about? INQUIRY PROCESSThe basic inquiry process is similar for students of all ages. Pose questions and explore ways to answer themLocate and manage information from various sourcesProcess and synthesize their findingsShare their findings on an ongoing basis, supporting each other in their researchReflect on and celebrate their inquiry findings with a community audience

In planning for inquiry, students will ask: What questions will we/I explore? What information sources do we/I need? Who will assume various responsibilities? How much time will we/I allow for the inquiry? How will we/I record our/my information? How will we/I share our/my information? Who will be the audience? What will the criteria be in assessing our/my work?Whats next?See the central idea and the lines of inquiry refer to step 3AChoose one inquiry focus (learning intention) taken from the lines of inquiry or key questionsWrite some more questions to be answered to scaffold the learning focus.Write some expected criteria showing when your learning is succeedPlan the activities, strategies, experiences for your learning engagements to find out the answer of your inquiry refer to the learning ideas/ options in step 4BDesign an assessment task to present the answer or to show your understanding of this inquiry focus. Major Learning ProcessPlanning decide what you want to learnLearning gaining from the learningAssessing know that you already learned