Inquiry Learning Steps and Skills

SMART RESOURCE | A simple resource with two sets of cards labelling the stages of the inquiry process. Also includes two question charts: ‘What I know’ and ‘What do I want to know?’ The resource has an animal theme with fun cartoon characters on the charts.

SMART RESOURCE | Inquiry Learning promotes independence and motivates students in their learning. It is gender inclusive and is relevant to all students. This resource includes the Learning Goals and Success Criteria for the Inquiry process. The individual steps are presented on cards with a matching question. These can be cut out to form a puzzle. The students then match the step with the process question. This is a great game for the students to familiarise themselves with IBL process. Included is a ‘How did you rate?’ reflection sheet. The resource is presented in colour and, black and white which is suitable for the student’s books.

SMART RESOURCE | The IBL posters outline the stages of the research process – Big Idea, (Prior Knowledge, Organise - Ideas, Questions, Words) Find, Use, Record, Present, Evaluate and Reflect. The posters have colourful fun illustrations incorporating graphic organiser templates. The resource is produced in colour, ideal for a teacher modelling book or wall display and in black and white, suitable for student’s books. These pages can be reduced in size to accommodate each book.

SMART RESOURCE | Question starters help students to develop questions which reflect on the types of thinking they are using. They help the student to think and act critically about information. The seven question starters ask inferential questions focused onprobability.