Inquire Student Edition

How does Inquire help my students?

Inquire gives students the thinking tools they need for learning. Inquire helps students

• build 21st century skills such as critical and creative thinking, problem solving, communicating, and collaborating;
• improve information and media literacy by using the library and Internet, reading to learn, taking notes, evaluating media messages, finding reliable Web sites, using primary sources, documenting sources, and avoiding plagiarism;
• develop inquiry skills such as questioning, planning, researching, creating, improving, and presenting; and
• create amazing projects, from writing and graphic projects to design and community projects.

How is Inquire organized?

Part I: The first part of Inquire focuses on direct instruction in 21st century skills. You'll find the following chapters:

Part II: The second part of Inquire teaches the key inquiry skills that students need to be lifelong learners. You'll find the following chapters.

Part III: The third part of Inquire provides guidelines and models for dozens of exciting projects that are designed to work in social studies, math, English, and science classes. You find the following chapters.