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You know that there are national parks all across our nation. However, why do we have them? Who determines what qualifies as a national park? This inquiry guide will help you to answer these questions and any others you have regarding national parks. Throughout your research, you will continue to ask questions and refine those questions to eventually lead you to a narrowed down topic. As you conduct your research you may notice that your original questions or ideas have altered. Use those changes to continue to guide your search to help broaden your knowledge about the topic as well as narrow down a final research question.
AASL Standards
AASL Standards
This inquiry guide uses the following American Association of School Libraries (AASL) Standards:
Inquire: Build new knowledge by inquiring, thinking critically, identifying problems, and developing strategies for solving problems.
1.A.1 Learners display curiosity and initiative by formulating questions about a personal interest or a curricular topic.
1.A.2 Learners display curiosity and initiative by recalling prior and background knowledge as context for new meaning.
1.B.1 Learners engage with new knowledge by following a process that includes: Using evidence to investigate questions.
1.D.1 Learners participate in an ongoing inquiry-based process by: Continually seeking knowledge.
1.D.2 Learners participate in an ongoing inquiry-based process by: Engaging in sustained inquiry.
1.D.4 Learners participate in an ongoing inquiry-based process by: Using reflection to guide informed decisions.
2. Include: Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to inclusiveness and respect for diversity in the learning community.
2.A.3 Learners contribute a balanced perspective when participating in a learning community by: Describing their understanding of cultural relevancy and placement within the global learning community.
3. Collaborate: Work effectively with others to broaden perspectives and work toward common goals.
3.A.1 Learners identify collaborative opportunities by: Demonstrating their desire to broaden and deepen understandings.
3.A.2 Learners identify collaborative opportunities by: Developing new understandings through engagement in a learning group.
4. Curate: Make meaning for oneself and others by collecting, organizing, and sharing resources of personal relevance.
4.A.1 Learners act on an information need by: Determining the need to gather information.
5. Explore: Discover and innovate in a growth mindset developed through experience and reflection.
5.A.3 Learners develop and satisfy personal curiosity by: Engaging in inquiry-based processes for personal growth.
5.C.1 Learners engage with the learning community by: Expressing curiosity about a topic of personal interest or curricular relevance.
Iowa Common Core State Standards
Iowa Common Core State Standards
This inquiry guide uses the following Iowa Common Core State Standards:
Writing Standards for Literacy in History-Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects
WHST.6-8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
WHST.6-8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
WHST.6-8.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Reading Standards for Informational Text-Key Ideas and Details
RI8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RI8.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
21st Century Skills-Technology Literacy
21.6-8.TL.4 Essential Concept and/or Skill: Use critical thinking skills to conduct research, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate technological tools and resources.
Identify real-world issues and analyze technological resources for developing and refining questions for investigation.
Effectively use multiple technological resources to develop a systematic plan for conducting research. Develop possible solutions or a complete product to demonstrate knowledge and skills.
Use technology to gather, analyze, and assess data and its effectiveness to design, develop and test possible solutions that assist students in making decisions.
Analyze and evaluate information from a variety of perspectives and resources in order to assess multiple solutions and investigate them from differing viewpoints.
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