THE INQUIRY PROCESS Ormiston Public School September 10, 2015 Ms. C. Hall

What is Inquiry? Why do we use inquiry to learn? Why is inquiry so important? What are the steps in inquiry?

A fun video:

The Steps of Inquiry Create Questions Gather and Organize Interpret and Analyse Evaluate and Draw Conclusions Communicate

Creating Questions What do I want to know more about? What do you already know about the topic? What do I need to know? What could the answer be? Questions to help guide your thinking in inquiry! We will look more into developing good questions in a few weeks!

(Find Resource and) Gather and Organizing Data Collect relevant information from sources that are reliable and accurate How do we know if a source is accurate and reliable? What point of view does the author have? Decide when you have collected enough data Are all the questions that I had answered? Does this give Ms. Hall a complete understanding of my topic? Use a variety of ways to organize data (notes, organizational planners)

(Find Resource and) Gather and Organizing Data What kinds of resources might help? What resources are available to us here at Ormiston? Where do I find them? How do I know the info is valid? Who is responsible for the info? What other info is there?

(Find Resource and) Gather and Organizing Data Referencing handout/activity Independently source 2 printed resources found in the classroom Hand it in to be reviewed and corrected!

Organizing Research Information Use a graphic organizer Create one that works for you! Where can these organizers be found in the classroom?

Interpret and Analyse Information Use different types of graphic organizers to help them interpret their information Identify key points of ideas in each sources Use graphs, charts and diagrams for information Identify any bias that may stem from source’s author(s) Identify the points of view that your sources present

Interpret and Analyse Information How is this relevant to my question? What parts support my answer? How does it relate to what else I know? What parts do not support my answer? Does this information raise new questions?

How do people effectively research their questions? Activity In groups of three, take 15 minutes to research one of the two options. Takes notes, be prepared to tell the class the information that you found! Discussion – Problems? What helped you? Anchor chart activity

Evaluate & Draw Conclusions Look at the information that you’ve gathered and make informed judgements Determine the long term and short term impacts of an event on people and the environment Determine the ethical implications and what action is required (where appropriate)

Communicate your Findings Write your report / Create your project! Communicate your arguments and conclusions Cite your sources correctly

Report Writing - Introduction paragraph - Restate the question(s) - Organize your thinking in a logical manner, with supporting information and EVIDENCE from different sources - Don’t forget to add maps, pictures with labels, ect – SHOW ME WHAT YOU KNOW!!