Planning+an+Inquiry



You need to record all the key words related to your inquiry question (your teacher may help you with this).
 * Use these key words to search online, you may get better results using several key words together. Open new tabs to read each search result and work through these consistently. Discard any sites which are too complex, use 'K12' in your search to get results intended for younger readers.
 * Use your key words to search in the library. Identify categories in the Dewey Decimal System that may contain information related to your inquiry question
 * If you can find an expert to email or interview spend time preparing questions for them to answer. These must be checked by the teacher and sent from the class or teacher's email address.
 * Your question may require experimentation, you must approach this with Scientific thinking. This means you need to have a hypothesis to test and a way to measure your test excluding all variables. You must replicate this test at least 3 times if possible and research sources to be sure you understand the science behind your results. Click here for resources to support you to complete a Scientific Inquiry.
 * Depending on your question, your teacher may suggest another source of information relating to your question.