Wonderment-+Beginnings+of+Inquiry

=I Wonder- Beginning the Inquiry Process/ Lisa Branon=

Discuss the idea of times we felt like we were experts and times we wonder. Do you feel like you have been Question Boy or Little Miss Know It All. Have students type on Edmodo their expert ideas such as in baseball, ballet, pets, etc. Students need to reply with their “I wonders” from what others have written. Day 2 (younger grades) Students will explore Wonderopolis as a whole group with guided instruction from Active Board. Students will use Sock Puppet app to create a conversation with info from the website and their own “I wonders.” Ipads will be on tables and students will rotate in museum style and add their own post-its with their thoughts. Day 2 (older grades) Students explore Wonderopolis website in groups. Students will utilize Padlet in groups to add their own intrigues to a chosen “wonder.” Each padlet will be added as a link to Edmodo. As we later progress to Inquiry Research with asking experts, we will examine their questions to actual research terms. The end product would be their own Wonder page. We could use Big Huge Labs or a Google Site to present. ||
 * **Title**: ||< I Wonder- Beginnings of Inquiry ||
 * **Subject**: ||< Language Arts-Research ||
 * **Grade**: ||< Grades 1-3 ||
 * **Time Frame**: ||< 3 Days ||
 * **Summary:** ||< Students will begin asking open ended questions to begin the Inquiry process ||
 * **Tasks**: ||< Day 1 Read “Question Boy vs Little Miss Know It All”
 * Objectives: ||< TSW begin questioning for research ||
 * Assessment: ||< Edmodo discussions, ||
 * Resources: ||< * Ipads, Activeboard, Book Question Boy vs Little Miss Know It All by Peter Catalanotto ||
 * **Teacher**
 * Reflections:** || Please share what went well, what was challenging and what you might tweak or modify for your next round.... ||
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Discussion:
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