Inquiry Fair
The objective of the Inquiry Fair is to allow students to question, explore, and research a topic of their choice. This Fair goes beyond the limits of the Science Fair which obliges student to a specific subject matter. We encourage students to take ownership of their learning.
WHY?
We believe this is an excellent opportunity for us to move into a student-centered, project-based approach to learning. We understand that student engagement is critical for them to develop the skills we want them to master. Therefore, giving students a yearly opportunity to take full control of their learning by allowing them to select of a topic of choice for thorough research and exposition they will provide evidence of their understanding and the ability to handle a major undertaking. An undertaking that we believe could spark, ignite their creativity and love for learning.
Students will learn to:
Focus on a philosophical/debatable issue or an intriguing topic.
Develop driving questions.
Focus and define their research.
Research: Read articles that show different points of view on the topic/issue.
Develop a hypothesis or craft a claim and support it with evidence.
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Specify product(s) to be created; task(s) to be done, or problem(s) to be resolved.
Types of Projects
The final product is a way for our students to communicate their personal understanding of an issue in a creative way.
Exploration
of a philosophical question.
of a philosophical question.
Investigation of a historical
event, time period, current event, or global issue.
event, time period, current event, or global issue.
Problem-solving situation.
Presents a scenario based on real problems.
Presents a scenario based on real problems.
Examination
of a controversial issue.
of a controversial issue.
Challenge to design
plan, produce, or create something.
plan, produce, or create something.
As you may see, the Inquiry Fair will allow our students to strengthen their critical thinking/ problem-solving skills whilst collaborating to enhance their creativity by allowing them to explore different ways to communicate their knowledge.
