The Exhibition is structured around the Inquiry Cycle. There are five parts to the inquiry cycle; Tuning In, Finding Out, Sorting Out and Making Connections, and Taking Action. Click on the links below to get a glimpse into what the students are doing in each part of the cycle.
Tuning In
Tuning In
- To engage students in the topic
- To gauge student interest and attitudes
- To find out what students believe (understandings and misconceptions)
- To provide opportunities for students to share what they already know and believe
Finding Out
- To take students beyond what they already know
- To challenge students’ ideas, beliefs and values
- To enable students to use skills (e.g. thinking, communication, co-operation, research) and knowledge to collect new information
Sorting Out
- To sort out, organise, represent and present information from the Finding Out stage of the unit
- To provide opportunities for students to use their preferred ways of learning to demonstrate their learning (knowledge, skills, values)
Taking Action/Reflection
- To identify what students have learnt and the implications for personal actions
- To enable students to make choices and apply their ideas
- To enable students to relate their learning to real-life situations
- To provide opportunities for students to think about their learning
- To identify changes in skills, knowledge, and values
- To draw conclusions and make connections between ideas