Inquiry Checklist

Every student's process is going to be a little bit different and you won't follow the same path every time you do an inquiry either!  Here is a suggested process to get you started: Exploring  Brainstorm what you know about your topic  Develop questions Investigating   Categorize questions into categories or broad topics   Brainstorm keywords and vocabulary related to your topic   Decide which question or point of view will be your focus for inquiry   Choose resources (i.e. databases, websites, books, articles, podcasts, etc.)   Research  Britannica Online (password required at home) Kids' InfoBits (password required at home) Canadian Encyclopedia (password required at home) ebooks (sign in with your rtms.ca account) Newspapers and Google News YouTube Processing   Check in  Is your research is answering your questions? Have you used a variety of quality resources? Are you following the Success Criteria for this assignment?   Organize your findings How can you best present or communicate your learning? (i.e. Prezi, graphic organizer, paragraph, video, etc.) Creating  Create your presentation  Reflect What went well? What would you change?  What's next? What questions went unanswered during your inquiry? How can you test or dig deeper into your findings? Who needs to know about your findings?