Guided Inquiry Projects for Digital Natives
Red Bank Elementary School
Lexington District 1
On this web page you will find the planning sheets and assessment forms we have used to conduct these projects. Feel free to use these forms and customize them to suit your needs. Although the materials contained here focus on a study of the decades of the last half of the 20th Century, this project format could be adapted to any topic of study. (Presentation PowerPoint)
Introduction
This page contains the group assignment sheets and the K-W chart for the study of the decades.
Student Planning
The ability to plan is a learned skill. In order to be most productive, students must plan how they will use their time wisely. The information literacy sheet is based on the Big 6 Information Skills model. For more information go to the Big 6 web page at: http://www.big6.com/
Assessment
Assessment must be an ongoing process during project-based learning. Students develop critical thinking skills as they conduct self-evaluations and evaluations of their group.