1. Inquiry Based Approach to Student Learning
Social Studies Department

2. Concept Mapping with Inspirations
What do you know and wonder about the topic?
Generate questions (general topic)
Which of these questions are best/most powerful questions?
What about them makes them a good question?
How can we make all questions better?
Developed, developing and under developed.
Parking lot strategy.

3. Criteria for a Good Question?
Not a yes/no answer
Can’t google it but is researchable
Provokes deep thought
Original thought
No right or wrong answer
May not have an answer
Encourages critical thinking – analysis and synthesis
Can be viewed through multiple lenses/perspectives

4. Examples of Open-ended Questions
How would you…?
What would result if…?
How would you describe…?
How does…compare with…?
What is the relationship between…?
What would happen if…?
How could you change…?
How would you improve…?
How do you feel about…?
Why do you believe…?
What is you opinion of…?
What choice would you have made differently?
What would you do differently?
Why do you feel…?
How would you go about solving this problem?
If you were in this position what would you do?
Why do you/don’t you support…?
What could improve…?

5. Question Considerations
Should questions
How questions
What if questions
Why questions
Significance…
To what extent…Assess the degree…

6. Generating Personalized Inquiry Question
Big question
4-6 sub-questions that help to answer the big question
Access points to give more focus

7. Concept Mapping with Inspirations Personal Inquiry Question
What do you know and wonder about the topic?
Generate questions (general topic)
Which of these questions are best/most powerful questions?
What about them makes them a good question?
How can we make all questions better?
Developed, developing and under developed.
Parking lot strategy.

8. Research begins… Multiple sources and a variety of sources
Grade 8 s outcomes
Grade 9s outcomes Annotated Bib – Currency, Relevancy, Authority, Accuracy and Purpose
Easy Bib /Inspirations set up
Works Cited page “5/6 sources”
Easy Bib note taking lesson

9. Reflection/Check In
Self assessment periodically throughout.

10. How will you present? Webpage Essay Ted Talk Powerpoint Blog Poster
Paper
Drama
Adobe Voice
Explain Everything
Movie
Models