What does inquiry in social studies look like? Lisa Muis

1. instruction and student work is authentic

2. connected to the real world!

3. include driving questions that will hook the students into what is important and interesting about a project

4. work impacts the community and is presented outside of the classroom/school

5. used historical thinking : realizing historical significance and taking a historical perspective

6. critical thinking : making judgments

7. questions that encourage children and teachers to make connections between the 3 S's : self, subject matter, and society

8. students make a real difference in their community and society

9. project work : activities tie in to one central idea or purpose

10. students engaging in the real world

10.1. New node

11. students work is meaningful, relevant, and sofisticated

12. students don't just learn about a disicpline, they learn to do a disicpline

13. not simply memorizing information but making it meaningful and relevant to students' expriences

14. through line questioning : foundational questions that are provocative and tie different pieces of study together

15. students are involved in bringing about change