These cards can be used to facilitate open inquiry.

It helps students identify what inquiry

looks like.
These skills are taken from page 29 of making the PYP Happen titled What does inquiry
look like?

Exploring,
wondering,
and
questioning

Experimenti
ng and
playing with
possibilities.

Making
connections
between
previous
learning and
current
learning

Making
connections and
acting
purposefully to
see what
happens

Collecting
data and
reporting
findings

Clearing up what
you already know
and evaluating
how events are
seen by yourself
and others

Deepening
understandi
ng by
applying
[key]
concepts

Creating and
testing ideas

Researching
and seeking
information

Taking and
defending a
position

Solving
problems in
a variety of
ways