Inquiry model
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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
- Brainstorms
- Mind maps - visual thought spiders
- Questions
Knowledge:
- Gathering information about our topics
- Reading - books, internet, magazines
- Talking – family, friends and peers
- Asking – experts
- Face to face - visit or being visited
- Digital - email, social media, video conference
- Experiencing – field-trip, volunteering
- 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
- Social action - volunteering
Connecting old and new knowledge - creating the ahahaaa effect!!!