Inquiry+Cycle

INQUIRY CYCLE 2012 : Focus on Action!





** Tuning In //(Week 1)// ** //11-// // 25th April // ¡ ** What do we know about this topic? **  ¡ ** What do we know about our questions? **  ¡ ** What do we need to know? **  ¡ ** What could an answer be? **  ¡ ** What are the phases of the inquiry process? **  ¡ ** What are some possible ideas about the topic that we are interested in? **  ¡ ** How do we know it? **  ¡ ** What are we feeling? **  ¡ ** How are our feelings likely to change during our inquiry process? **

** FINDING OUT **// (Week 2) 2ndMay // ¡ What kinds of resources might help? ¡ Where do we find them? ¡ How do we know the information is valid? ¡ Who is responsible for the information? ¡ What other information is there? ¡ What search words/approaches are most useful? ¡ __ What are we feeling at this phase about our inquiry? __  ¡ __ How can we deal with these feelings in ways that will enhance our success? __

** SORTING OUT **// (Week 3) 9th May // ¡ What information is relevant to our questions? ¡ What parts support out answers? ¡ How does it relate to what else we know? ¡ What parts do not support our answers? ¡ Does it raise new questions? ¡ __ What are we feeling about our inquiry at this phase? __  ¡ __ How have our feelings changed since the beginning of our research? __

¡ How might we organise our information and ideas? ¡ What is important to know about the presentation format we are using? ¡ How do we know when our research is finished? ¡ How do we feel about the amount of information that we have collected? ¡ What are we feeling now that we must create a product to share? ¡ Are we satisfied with our creation?
 * GOING FURTHER **// (Week 4) 16th May //

** MAKING CONCLUSIONS **// (Week 5) 23rd May // ¡ What is our main point we wish to make? ¡ Who is our audience? ¡ How does it connect to what we are studying? ¡ How do we use media to express our message? ¡ What are we feeling at this phase? ¡ How do we feel about our audience’s response?

** TAKING ACTION **// (Week 6) 30th May // ¡ What have we learned about the topic? ¡ Why is it important to engage in inquiry? ¡ What have we learned that we can use elsewhere? ¡ How have our feelings changed throughout the inquiry process? ¡ What was the highlight of this inquiry?