Inquiry Based Learning Process - Steps and Skills

PREMIUM RESOURCE | The Inquiry Based Learning approach is driven by students’ curiosity. Two Caring for Pets Learning Intentions and Success Criteria sheets are included. These are for Science and Social Sciences, and the ILB process. The students are challenged to ‘see’, ‘think’, ‘wonder’ about the care of pets. After the students have posed their questions they can proceed through the Inquiry Learning process to find the answers. The resource includes the Inquiry Steps cards for tracking their progress and an Inquiry Planning sheet. Templates for Notetaking and Note making with example are included, together with a reflection sheet and a ‘before’ and ‘after’ knowledge sheet. This is a comprehensive resource for a complete Inquiry Based Learning study.

PREMIUM RESOURCE | The Bundle of question starters help students to think and act critically about information. By using differing endings for who, what, when, where, why and how, creates literal questions (present and past), inferential questions (possibility and probability) and extended question (prediction and imagination) about the information. The resource includes the three levels of thinking, while asking questions across the areas of event, situation, choice, person, reason, and means. This is an invaluable resource for critical thinking through all learning areas of the curriculum.

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 literal questions focused on present knowledge and information.

SMART RESOURCE | This resource is a classroom visual display of the Inquiry Based Learning steps. After the students have organised their inquiry they track the stages of their research by moving their car along the road to the next sign. The visual display gives an instant indication where the students are at in their inquiry and enables the teacher to see the class progress and offer encouragement and assistance where necessary. The display can also help the students with their time management and they also enjoy seeing their progress and achievement throughout the learning process.