This Land Was Made for You and Me by Elizabeth Partridge

Data is located and relevant resources are organized into meaningful clusters. Webbing involves students in identifying and connecting ideas and information. I also checked out The Last Fish Tale, the Big Oyster, and Cod by Mark Kurlansky to explore more about the history of fish.Įxploration involves observing the world, investigating possibilities, collecting resources, interviewing experts, and experimenting with ideas. I used Zamzar ( SaveYouTube) to download clips to share in class. I watched Mark Kurlansky talk about his new book World Without Fish on YouTube. Wondering focuses on brainstorming options, discussing ideas, identifying problems, and developing questions. I was shocked and wanted to learn more about whether the future might be 'a world without fish.' Is ocean acidification really going to kill all the fish? I watched the award winning documentary A Sea Change. I read part of the book Our Choice by Al Gore. Encourage young people to read the new at USA Today, CNN, CBC, BBC, Reuters, PBS, and other news outlets. Watching asks inquirers to become observers of their environment becoming in tune with the world around them from family needs to global concerns.

The inquiry process begins with an open mind that observes the world and ponders the possibilities. When these three areas overlap, authentic learning can occur. Callison states that inquiry can address a workplace or professional problem, academic information task assigned by a teacher, or personal information need. Daniel Callison (2002) identified five components of information inquiry: questioning and exploration, assimilation and inference, and reflection. The Ws are explained below within the context of Callison's components of information inquiry. Annette Lamb (1997) developed a model called the 8Ws using everyday terms to describe the inquiry process.

This Land Was Made for You and Me by Elizabeth Partridge