Inquiry model

Inquiry Model

Based on: Bloom's Taxonomy

• The Inquiry model of learning is where knowledge is built from experiences and actions
  • Especially from socially based experiences

• There are six levels in the model
  • The lowest to the highest

Inquiry, Knowledge, Recording, Evaluating, Sharing and Synthesis

• Note: Students are to best to read through the whole model before beginning their inquiry

Inquiry:

• Wonderings that require us to find out about our world

1. Brainstorms
   • Mind maps - visual thought spiders
   • Questions

Knowledge:

• Gathering information about our topics

1. Reading - books, internet, magazines
2. Talking – family, friends and peers
3. Asking – experts
   • Face to face - visit or being visited
   • Digital - email, social media, video conference
4. Experiencing – field-trip, volunteering
5. Researching - close, careful study
   • Microscopic - what it's structure is formed from
   • Holistic - where it fits into the world
   • Measuring - weight, length
   • Compared - previous, similar

RECORDING:

• Explaining our understandings free hand or digital
  • Writing - scientific, stories, poetry
  • Drawing - sketches, cartoons
  • Mapping - 2 and 3-D
  • Sculpting - papier mache, clay
  • Dancing - cultural, free
  • Photography - still and moving images
  • Audio - radio station show or podcasts
  • etc.

EVALUATING:

• Self or peer assessment of our ability to explain our understandings
  • Rubrics
  • P.M.I
  • Thinking hats
  • Criteria
  • etc.

SHARING:

• Informing and presenting to an audience
  • Poster –
  • Book –
  • Artworks –
  • Music –
  • Drama –
  • Digital presentations -

SYNTHESIS:

• Inventing and creating new ideas/ways with our knowledge
  • Social action - volunteering
    • Digitally, physically
  • Evolved mind – inventions
    • Digital, physical

Connecting old and new knowledge - creating the ahahaaa effect!!!