1. Old tricks in a new environment

2. Brainstorm Think of statements that we as humans have learned that are no longer valid.

3. Reflect Turn these answers into questions.

4. Taken from website: http://kiriakakis.net/comics/mused/a-day-at-the- park “Answers don’t seem to participate in the ever transforming dance of the whole Universe, as we are. Sticking with them means you lose out on most of this fun. Reality can change as easily as the way you care to see it. An answer, static in nature as it is, refers to one frozen snapshot of that reality. Its value can only go down. Today’s treasure could be tomorrow’s garbage.”

5. Explore Campus – Find Questions in Nature

6. What’s in a Question? Different words can help you organize the complexity of questions. You can differentiate open inquiry based on the words used in the question. Who, What, Where, When - Easier How, Why - Harder

7. Levels of Inquiry Level 1 - Confirmation Inquiry Level 2 – Structured Inquiry Level 3 – Guided Inquiry Level 4 – Open Inquiry

8. Debate: To SLO or not to SLO? Pro – Specific learning outcomes should be attached to a unit of inquiry, as it maintains a level appropriate nature to the unit. Con – Specific learning outcomes should not be connected to an inquiry project, as that defeats the purpose of the inquiry.

9. Another option: Critical Skills Problem Solving Finding resources Testing ideas Decision Making Seeking consensus Defending opinions Communication Writing with purpose Critical Thinking Management Taking responsibility Collaboration Keep personal agenda in perspective Creative Thinking Integrating diverse ideas Leadership Organization

10. Project Based Learning Solar System – Create Your Own Solar System that follows basic principles of physics Plant Classification – Create a Botanist’s Journal Musculoskeletal System – Design Playground equipment that engages all muscle groups Types of Energy – Build Cars that use different forms of energy

11. Energy Cars Kinetic and potential energy Electrical energy Mechanical energy Chemical energy

12. Health Drinks Health and Nutrition Measurement Vitamins and minerals Marketing

13. Roller Coasters Acceleration Velocity Centripetal Force Gravity

14. Your Turn… Take a unit you love to teach and turn it into a project

15. References: Inquiry Based Learning - A Teacher’s Manual http://education.alberta.ca/media/313361/focusoninquiry.pdf ASCD – Educational Leadership – Project Based Learning http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/feb08/vol65/num05/P roject-Based_Learning.aspx http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/feb08/vol65/num05/P roject-Based_Learning.aspx Critical Skills – Antioch University http://www.antiochne.edu/acsr/criticalskills/