Individual Student Inquiry Research

Term 1 - 2011

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Question starters for Inquiry Unit

What can we learn about

What traditions

How can we learn

What factors

Are teachers

How can we evaluate

How do you

What Have

Why do we

What gives

How is

How are

How did What does

What does it mean to What makes

What do How does

Has technology What is good

Just who is What is a

If we could improve What will Mt Eliza Secondary

college

Is Mt Eliza a

In the space below create a web showing all the possible topic ideas you have thought of.

Choose one of the topics you have thought of on the first page and create some more information

questions about it that will help you to decide

you would like to find out and how you might present the information

of the topics you have thought of on the first page and create some more information

that will help you to decide what you need to investigate. This could include what

you would like to find out and how you might present the information .

of the topics you have thought of on the first page and create some more information or

This could include what else

Reframing Questions This is my original question

This is how I might ask it differently

Name : Finish date

Exhibition date

Main curriculum areas

The BIG question

Subsidiary questions

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Sources of primary and secondary information

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Checkpoint 1 : Big question Chosen and

planning sheet submitted

Teacher comment

Signed

Research and

gathering

information

Student comment Note taking and other

collecting of information

completed

Note making and

development of

exhibition plan

completed

Teacher signed

Exhibition

presentation will

use the following

tools

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Reflection sheet completed

In your note book collect the information, pictures, interview notes

else you need to answer your questions. You will need to hand this notebook in for

assessment at the end of the Uni

What information

do I need to look

for ?

In your note book collect the information, pictures, interview notes

answer your questions. You will need to hand this notebook in for

assessment at the end of the Unit

Where will I

search for this

information ?

Who will I aks for

help with this

research ?

In your note book collect the information, pictures, interview notes and anything

answer your questions. You will need to hand this notebook in for

Who will I aks for

help with this

research ?

Note taking organiser

Question

Source- where did I find this

information ?

Title, author/location/name of

person or website or book

The key points I think are useful

for my investigation

Copy and paste is OK here

Making this information useful

in my own words

Note taking organiser

Question

Source- where did I find this

information ?

Title, author/location/name of

person or website or book

The key points I think are useful

for my investigation

Copy and paste is OK here

Making this information useful

in my own words

Use the spaces below to summarise the Use the spaces below to summarise the key information you will use in your presentation

you will use in your presentation

What will be the best way to get the attention of your audience and

present your information ?

Visual

badges, bumper stickers,

banner, bulletin board,

cartoon, chart, collage,

dance, display, drawing,

graph, map, mask,

pantomime, painting,

paper-mache,

photographs, poster,

scrapbook, slide show,

transparency,

Computer-based

PowerPoint presentation,

movie, digital story, web

page, animation,

podcasts, blog, poster,

photo display

Written

advertising campaign,

booklet

game, diary, letter,

log, magazine or

newspaper article,

play, poem, story,

travel brochure

Oral

debate, dialogue

dramatisation,

interview, oral

report, panel

discussion, play,

puppet show, skit,

song, speech, shared

story

Use the box below to sketch your plan for your display. Remember you

will have one table ! Don’t forget to include power if using technology

In the space below ask a critical friend to make a comment on your investigation.

Name of critical friend ____________________________

Big Question:

Subsidiary Question(s)

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How did I present my information ?

Yes No Comments

I identified key words and used them to find relevant

information

I used my sources successfully, both primary and

secondary.

I used graphic organisers , thinking maps and tools to

help me organise my thoughts and information

I gained answers/solutions to my subsidiary questions

and my big question

I am pleased with my end result and the way my

presentation looks.

If I could redo my presentation I would:

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These are some of the new skills I have learnt:

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In the space below write or draw some words/pictures to describe your feelings

about your work during the unit and your presentation display.

Something I need help or practice with is:

Some new knowledge I have gained is:

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Along my learning journey in this Unit I ........

Questioning

Collection of Information

Processing the Information

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6

Needs the

teacher to

provide

information so

to be able to

answer

subsidiary

questions.

Needs the

teacher’s help to

match the

information to

the correct

question.

Can analyse

information with

the teacher’s

help.

Can analyse

information

collected and

can use it to

answer the

questions.

Can make some

judgements about

the information

collected and

evaluate its validity

in answering the

questions.

Can independently

source and use

relevant and useful

material and

interpret it to

answer question

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6

Is learning

how to ask

a question

about the

inquiry

topic

Can ask a

question that I

already know the

answer to

Can ask more

than one open

subsidiary

question.

Can ask an open

question with

supporting

questions about

my inquiry.

Can ask questions

that enable me to

use a couple of

resources to solve

Can ask questions

that enable me to

use a wide variety

of resources to

solve

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6

Is learning to

find

information

about the

inquiry.

Can get

information for

the inquiry from

at least one

source

independently

Can use many

sources to get

information.

Can collect

relevant

information.

Can compare and

classify the

information

collected.

Can evaluate the

information and

decide if it is

specific to the

inquiry.

The teacher will

provide the

resources.

Is beginning to

find own

resources.

Can find own

resources.

Is learning to use

reference tools e.g.

index, map reading,

key words, and

contents.

Can independently

use reference

tools.

Communication and presentation of information

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6

Is learning to

share his/her

ideas with the

teacher’s help.

Prepared a

presentation

with the

teacher’s help

which displayed

one of the

criteria for

presentation

Can share the

answer to at

least one

question about

the inquiry.

Prepared a

presentation

with minimal

help from the

teacher. It

showed a basic

understanding

of the answer

to the question

and both

digital and

static display s

were used.

Can clearly and

confidently

report his/her

findings.

Independently

prepared a

presentation

demonstrating

some ability to

use digital

technology and

the static

display showed

some planning

and presentation

skills

Can clearly and

confidently report

his/her findings.

Is beginning to

show understanding

of the inquiry

process

Prepared a

presentation

demonstrating a

good level of ability

in using digital

technology and the

static display

showed evidence of

good planning and

presentation skills

Can clearly and

confidently report

his/her findings.

Can demonstrate

understanding and

make links to

related topics.

Clearly showed and

understanding of

the inquiry process.

Prepared a

presentation

demonstrating a

high level of ability

in using digital

technology and the

static display

showed the use of

various text and

visual mediums

Can clearly and

confidently report

findings. Can

demonstrate

understanding and

make links to

related topics. Can

support findings

with evidence and

justify his/her

conclusions.

Prepared an

outstanding

presentation

demonstrating a

high level of ability

in creatively using

digital technology

The static display

showed creativity

and appropriate

use of various text

and visual mediums

score comment

Questioning

Collecting information

Processing information

Communication and presentation

Teacher’s final comment

Name: ______________________________ Date: _____________ Period: ______

DAILY REFLECTION Please respond to each question or statement using complete, descriptive and detailed sentences. We want to understand exactly what you’re doing, why you’re doing it, how you’re doing it, and how you feel about it. Be honest and be sure to relate it to what you did today for your research. What did I do today? What question was I trying to answer about my research? What problem, if any, did I have today? Explain something new I learned (for example: a research skill, how to use a specific resource, a new resource never used before, something I didn’t know about my topic): New questions that I now have about my topic, project, or research skills: People that helped me today and how (teacher, student, media specialist, parent, sibling, etc.): Today I feel _______________ because… What I need to do next (be specific)

Name: ______________________________ Date: _____________ Period: ______

DAILY REFLECTION Please respond to each question or statement using complete, descriptive and detailed sentences. We want to understand exactly what you’re doing, why you’re doing it, how you’re doing it, and how you feel about it. Be honest and be sure to relate it to what you did today for your research. What did I do today? What question was I trying to answer about my research? What problem, if any, did I have today? Explain something new I learned (for example: a research skill, how to use a specific resource, a new resource never used before, something I didn’t know about my topic): New questions that I now have about my topic, project, or research skills: People that helped me today and how (teacher, student, media specialist, parent, sibling, etc.): Today I feel _______________ because… What I need to do next (be specific)

DAILY REFLECTION Date ________ Please respond to each question or statement using complete, descriptive and detailed sentences. We want to understand exactly what you’re doing, why you’re doing it, how you’re doing it, and how you feel about it. Be honest and be sure to relate it to what you did today for your research. What did I do today? What question was I trying to answer about my research? What problem, if any, did I have today? Explain something new I learned (for example: a research skill, how to use a specific resource, a new resource never used before, something I didn’t know about my topic): New questions that I now have about my topic, project, or research skills: People that helped me today and how (teacher, student, media specialist, parent, sibling, etc.): Today I feel _______________ because… What I need to do next (be specific)

DAILY REFLECTION Date __________ Please respond to each question or statement using complete, descriptive and detailed sentences. We want to understand exactly what you’re doing, why you’re doing it, how you’re doing it, and how you feel about it. Be honest and be sure to relate it to what you did today for your research. What did I do today? What question was I trying to answer about my research? What problem, if any, did I have today? Explain something new I learned (for example: a research skill, how to use a specific resource, a new resource never used before, something I didn’t know about my topic): New questions that I now have about my topic, project, or research skills: People that helped me today and how (teacher, student, media specialist, parent, sibling, etc.): Today I feel _______________ because… What I need to do next (be specific)

DAILY REFLECTION Date- _______ Please respond to each question or statement using complete, descriptive and detailed sentences. We want to understand exactly what you’re doing, why you’re doing it, how you’re doing it, and how you feel about it. Be honest and be sure to relate it to what you did today for your research. What did I do today? What question was I trying to answer about my research? What problem, if any, did I have today? Explain something new I learned (for example: a research skill, how to use a specific resource, a new resource never used before, something I didn’t know about my topic): New questions that I now have about my topic, project, or research skills: People that helped me today and how (teacher, student, media specialist, parent, sibling, etc.): Today I feel _______________ because… What I need to do next (be specific)

DAILY REFLECTION Date ________ Please respond to each question or statement using complete, descriptive and detailed sentences. We want to understand exactly what you’re doing, why you’re doing it, how you’re doing it, and how you feel about it. Be honest and be sure to relate it to what you did today for your research. What did I do today? What question was I trying to answer about my research? What problem, if any, did I have today? Explain something new I learned (for example: a research skill, how to use a specific resource, a new resource never used before, something I didn’t know about my topic): New questions that I now have about my topic, project, or research skills: People that helped me today and how (teacher, student, media specialist, parent, sibling, etc.): Today I feel _______________ because… What I need to do next (be specific)

DAILY REFLECTION Date _______ Please respond to each question or statement using complete, descriptive and detailed sentences. We want to understand exactly what you’re doing, why you’re doing it, how you’re doing it, and how you feel about it. Be honest and be sure to relate it to what you did today for your research. What did I do today? What question was I trying to answer about my research? What problem, if any, did I have today? Explain something new I learned (for example: a research skill, how to use a specific resource, a new resource never used before, something I didn’t know about my topic): New questions that I now have about my topic, project, or research skills: People that helped me today and how (teacher, student, media specialist, parent, sibling, etc.): Today I feel _______________ because… What I need to do next (be specific)

DAILY REFLECTION Date _______ Please respond to each question or statement using complete, descriptive and detailed sentences. We want to understand exactly what you’re doing, why you’re doing it, how you’re doing it, and how you feel about it. Be honest and be sure to relate it to what you did today for your research. What did I do today? What question was I trying to answer about my research? What problem, if any, did I have today? Explain something new I learned (for example: a research skill, how to use a specific resource, a new resource never used before, something I didn’t know about my topic): New questions that I now have about my topic, project, or research skills: People that helped me today and how (teacher, student, media specialist, parent, sibling, etc.): Today I feel _______________ because… What I need to do next (be specific)

DAILY REFLECTION Date _____ Please respond to each question or statement using complete, descriptive and detailed sentences. We want to understand exactly what you’re doing, why you’re doing it, how you’re doing it, and how you feel about it. Be honest and be sure to relate it to what you did today for your research. What did I do today? What question was I trying to answer about my research? What problem, if any, did I have today? Explain something new I learned (for example: a research skill, how to use a specific resource, a new resource never used before, something I didn’t know about my topic): New questions that I now have about my topic, project, or research skills: People that helped me today and how (teacher, student, media specialist, parent, sibling, etc.): Today I feel _______________ because… What I need to do next (be specific)

Discover@mesc Inquiry Project Feedback :

Student Names: ____________________________________________________________

Project Question: ___________________________________________________________

Please mark the group you are reviewing as High, Medium or Low for each of the criteria and include a

comment

Criteria High/Med

ium/Low

Comment

Students clearly articulate

their Inquiry question

Students work as a team to

inform you of their findings

Student display is suitable

to their Inquiry and

engaging to those who view

it

The Inquiry question Is

clearly answered

Feedback from: _______________________________________________________________________

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parents and visitors and add some photos of you celebrating your success.