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| Internet Inquiry |
Once your students have become familiar with locating Internet resources, Internet inquiry may be a useful means to develop independent research skills and allow students to pursue a question which holds a special interest for them. Internet Inquiry may be developed by small groups or by individuals. Inquiry units usually begin with students identifying a topic and a question that they find important. For more information, you may view an Internet Inquiry video by Donald Leu from the University of Connecticut Internet Inquiry consists of five phases:
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| Internet Inquiry Examples |
Younger students are being
introduced to the inquiry process as early as first
grade.
Units of learning are organized around central questions, teacher
questions, student questions and family questions. An example of
a
slightly structured inquiry lesson for 4th graders integrating the
Internet is titled Road
Trip Through Washington. This inquiry project asks students to
consider how geography and resources affect the choices people make in
Washington State?
Examples of Inquiry Projects developed for older students include...
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Try
It Out
The following sites were collected as examples of open-ended tools and topics within various content areas. Explore at least one of the websites below and construct a guiding thematic inquiry question that might serve to inspire students to develop their own personal inquiry investigation around a curriculum theme. Click to choose the content links that correspond to the morning or afternoon session. |
| INTERNET INQUIRY: AFTERNOON SESSION | |
| Math Number Sense and Analyzing Data
Webquest:
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Science Geologic Time and Fossils:
Scientific Inquiry Process: |
Special
Education and Special Services
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Library
Media Student Inquiry Sites
Teacher's Resources
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