1. By PYP 5 January 15th, 2010

2. What do inquiry stages mean? A process of doing activities to build on our understanding of the unit through extending, challenging and refining the knowledge itself.

3. Goal and Expectation 1. To develop personal attitudes (a sense of respect) towards the environment 2. Reflect on your own values. 3. Having personal commitment to take a sustainable action Why we need to have the class exhibition 1. To bring opportunity to act, decide on personal actions in order to making difference in and to the world 2. To grow personally and socially 3. To develop skills such as cooperation, problem solving, creative and critical thinking

4. What are they? 1. Tuning-In 6. Taking Action 2. Finding Info 5. Reflection 3. Sorting Out 4. Going Further

5. Tuning-In Stage of InquiryDefinitionExamples of Activities Tuning-InIdentifying and assessing the opportunity Examining an artifact or related issues A field trip Having a visitor to the class Considering a challenging question  Double-Entry Journal Studying maps, photos, posters, cartoons Post-a-question Topic Wheels (Mind Mapping) Think, Pair and Share Watching a movie/ clip

6. Finding-Info Stage of InquiryDefinitionExamples of Activities Finding-InfoSelecting and generating alternatives Excursions Living things in the classroom and observing Ask an expert Surveys and interviews Film, video and television Magazines, newspapers, books, articles, Encarta, Internet Conducting experiments

7. Sorting Out Stage of InquiryDefinitionExamples of Activities Sorting OutSelecting and developing an alternative Observation journal Drafting and editing the report Grouping and labeling the result of the findings Analyzing and interpreting experiment’s data Small group discussion Identifying the misrepresentation of the findings Fact finding, classifying, graphs, table Compare and Contrast Data charts, flow charts, other possible charts Making summary Ask and Answer inquiry questions related to the resources

8. Going Further Stage of InquiryDefinitionExamples of Activities Going FurtherExecuting Role-play related to the issue Having a talk-show Making diorama, model, diagram, video Writing a report Preparing a display (chart, graph, etc) Creating an individual project Organizing an expert group Ask and Answer inquiry questions related to the resources

9. Reflection Stage of InquiryDefinitionExamples of Activities ReflectionEvaluating Making summary statements Reassessing the hypotheses Drawing up a plan Self-assessment Discussion with other members 6 Thinking Hats Plus Minus Interesting chart from the issue Think pair share