Project Based Learning Inquiry Cycle

Introduction to Project Based Learning Challenging Problem or Question

Prior Knowledge
Challenging Problem Unpack the Question or Problem
or Question Vocabulary

Reflect
Reflect on the process
What did you do well?
What would you change? Sustained Inquiry
Asking a question
Sustained Research skills
Inquiry Note taking
Answering a question

Reflect

Share my
Learning

Share your learning

Presentation of ideas
Present to an audience
Receive feedback
Project Based Learning Inquiry Cycle -
Step 2 Challenging Problem or Question
Prior Knowledge
Challenging Problem Unpack the Question or Problem
or Question Vocabulary

Reflect
Reflect on the process
What did you do well?
What would you change?
Sustained Sustained Inquiry
Inquiry Asking a question
Research skills
Reflect Note taking
Answering a question

Share my Prototype Prototype

Learning Create a product that shares your
learning
Design skills
Share your learning Give Feedback
Presentation of product
Act on feedback given
Present to an audience
Receive feedback
 Reflect
What have you learnt so far?
Has your thinking changed? Challenging Problem or Question
What interested you? Challenging Prior Knowledge
What further questions do you have? Unpack the Question or Problem
Problem or Vocabulary
Reflect Question

Share with the World Sustained

Showcase your learning
Sustained Inquiry
Inquiry Exposure to context
Share Asking a question
with the Research skills
world Note taking
Answering a question

Test,
Test, Critique & Revision Critique & Reflect
Share your prototype with Revision What have you learnt so far?
peers - do they Reflect
What further questions do you
understand the message? have?

Prototype
Prototype Understanding
the Problem
Understanding the Problem
Create a product that shares Navigate Ideas specific to
your learning project design
Design skills Students brainstorm, analyse,
Give Feedback combine ideas and generate a
concept for what they will
Act on feedback given
create.
 Challenging
Share Problem or
with the Question
world

Reflect Sustained
Inquiry

Project Based
Test, Learning Reflect
Critique &
Revise
Inquiry Cycle

Prototype Understanding
the
Problem
Find an
expert
 Challenging
Sustained Understand the Prototype/ Test, Critique & Share with the
Problem or Reflect Reflect
Inquiry Problem Expert Revise world
Question

Term 3: Week 1 Week 2 Week 4 Week 5 Week 9/10 Term 4: Week 1-4 Week 4 Showcase?? Date??
Activate Prior Whole Class, Reflect so far and Create a Prototype Testing, Critiquing, Where are we at?
Knowledge Teacher Lead choose project Students working Revising Reflecting on big
Reading Sessions & group direction within smaller question
Reflections (Grid) project groups -
Monday - whole creating their own
Shared Writing class launch of sustained inquiring
approach for focus
answering Week 6- Camp
reflection questions Tuesday - selection Week 7 - AIMS.
of groups Students still at
school to unpack
Week 3 the remainder of
Students to select 1 Wednesday & the grid readings.
grid box a day Thursday: reflection
(whole class on learning
session, student Week 8
choice into which Navigate Ideas
grid box they Week 4 Students
unpack) Student chosen brainstorm,
Reading Sessions & analyse, combine
Reflections (Grid) ideas and generate
a concept for what
they will create.

Pitch the idea -

share what you will
create. Reflect upon
this

EXAMPLE OF TIMELINE - LC PLANNING

Model Variations
 Challenging
Share Problem or
with the Question
world

Reflect Sustained
Inquiry

Project Based
Test, Learning
Pitch
Critique &
Revision
Inquiry Cycle the idea

Prototype Reflect