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Individual Student Inquiry Research Term 1 - 2011
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 or questions about it that will help you to decide what you need to investigate. This could include what else you would like to find out and how you might present the information .
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
Sources of primary and secondary information
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Checkpoint 1 : Big question Chosen and
Teacher comment
planning sheet submitted
Signed Research and
Note taking and other
Note making and
gathering
collecting of information
development of
information
completed
exhibition plan
Student comment
completed
Teacher signed Exhibition presentation will use the following tools
* * * Reflection sheet completed
What information do I need to look for ?
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 else you need to answer your questions. You will need to hand this notebook in for assessment at the end of the Unit Uni
Note taking organiser Question Source- where did I find this
The key points I think are useful
Making this information useful
information ?
for my investigation
in my own words
Title, author/location/name of person or website or book
Copy and paste is OK here
Note taking organiser Question
Source- where did I find this
The key points I think are useful
Making this information useful
information ?
for my investigation
in my own words
Title, author/location/name of person or website or book
Copy and paste is OK here
Use the spaces below to summarise the key information 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) How did I present my information ?
Yes 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: These are some of the new skills I have learnt:
No
Comments
Something I need help or practice with is:
Some new knowledge I have gained is:
Along my learning journey in this Unit I ........
In the space below write or draw some words/pictures to describe your feelings about your work during the unit and your presentation display.
Questioning Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Is learning
Can ask a
Can ask more
Can ask an open
Can ask questions
Can ask questions
how to ask
question that I
than one open
question with
that enable me to
that enable me to
a question
already know the
subsidiary
supporting
use a couple of
use a wide variety
about the
answer to
question.
questions about
resources to solve
of resources to
inquiry
my inquiry.
solve
topic
Collection of Information
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Is learning to
Can get
Can use many
Can collect
Can compare and
Can evaluate the
find
information for
sources to get
relevant
classify the
information and
information
the inquiry from
information.
information.
information
decide if it is
about the
at least one
collected.
specific to the
inquiry.
source
inquiry.
independently The teacher will
Is beginning to
Can find own
Is learning to use
Can independently
provide the
find own
resources.
reference tools e.g.
use reference
resources.
resources.
index, map reading,
tools.
key words, and contents.
Processing the Information
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Needs the
Needs the
Can analyse
Can analyse
Can make some
Can independently
teacher to
teacher’s help to
information with
information
judgements about
source and use
provide
match the
the teacher’s
collected and
the information
relevant and useful
information so
information to
help.
can use it to
collected and
material and
to be able to
the correct
answer the
evaluate its validity
interpret it to
answer
question.
questions.
in answering the
answer question
subsidiary questions.
questions.
Communication and presentation of information
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Is learning to
Can share the
Can clearly and
Can clearly and
Can clearly and
Can clearly and
share his/her
answer to at
confidently
confidently report
confidently report
confidently report
ideas with the
least one
report his/her
his/her findings.
his/her findings.
findings. Can
teacher’s help.
question about
findings.
Is beginning to
Can demonstrate
demonstrate
the inquiry. Prepared a
show understanding
understanding and
understanding and
Independently
of the inquiry
make links to
make links to
process
related topics.
related topics. Can
presentation
Prepared a
prepared a
with the
presentation
presentation
Clearly showed and
support findings
teacher’s help
with minimal
demonstrating
Prepared a
understanding of
with evidence and
which displayed
help from the
some ability to
presentation
the inquiry process.
justify his/her
one of the
teacher. It
use digital
demonstrating a
criteria for
showed a basic
technology and
good level of ability
presentation
understanding
the static
in using digital
of the answer
display showed
technology and the
Prepared a
outstanding
static display
presentation
presentation demonstrating a
to the question
some planning
conclusions. Prepared an
and both
and presentation
showed evidence of
demonstrating a
digital and
skills
good planning and
high level of ability
high level of ability
presentation skills
in using digital
in creatively using
technology and the
digital technology
static display
The static display
showed the use of
showed creativity
various text and
and appropriate
visual mediums
use of various text
static display s were used.
and visual mediums
score Questioning
Collecting information
Processing information
Communication and presentation
Teacher’s final comment
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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