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We have selected objects from the State Library of Victoria collection to spark your interest. As you move around to the different stages of the WE SOLVE it! cycle we have a guide, Question Generator and ONLINE TOOLS to make your inquiry both fun and successful. Remember that inquiry is a thinking process, so don't rush just take your time to fully explore your questions.

"A collaborative space to help teachers understand how to better their practice by using Guided Inquiry and Web 2.0 tools to implement the National Curriculum for History"

The Inquiry Learning Plan (ILP) is an organizational tool for students to author their own learning.

"This post is for those that need more resources about inquiry-driven education, and for those trying to get research to back them up when bringing it to a principal, school board, parent committee, or even colleagues."

Carolyn Knight, Teacher in the Library and colleagues at Amesbury School, a new Year 1-6 school in Churton Park, Wellington talk about how their school library supports literacy and student inquiry.

Four empowering literature-based units of work that pursue imagination and inquiry to develop critical literacy skills and ethical understandings across a range of social media and authentic texts.

The Internet is a swelling ocean of information. Navigating through the steady flow of that information ocean can be hazardous. This is certainly true of a student who is not information fluent. The driving question is what are some smart online research strategies? Luckily this falls within the realm of the Essential Fluencies, namely Information Fluency. This involves the 5As process: Asking the right questions Acquiring the knowledge Analyzing the content for relevancy and credibility Applying the knowledge to our use Assessing the effectiveness of our message

"Improve engagement, comprehension, and critical thinking by teaching students the process of asking insightful questions."