The question Map

This is a tool that we use to set up our inquiry.



In past inquiry units, this hasn't worked as well as it should have, this time we used a task to start our inquiry. The question map was much more useful, it became a tool or learning and thinking rather that a sheet we needed to fill out.

Once the children had unpacked the task, found the purpose for their inquiry, the question map was the next logical step.

The children found it a lot easier to write questions, having a bank of contextual language definately helped. The question map forces the children to look at a topic from a variety of angles, rather than staying focussed on a singluar aspect. It promotes questioning by encouraging deeper thinking and deeper exploration of a single subject.

Our next step is to design an interview, questions taken directly from the map will be the main body of the interview.

check out the children reflections http://www.tremendoustahi.blogspot.com/

The questions have a purpose, the assist the inquiry path - which was the whole aim of using the question map.

We now have to decide - if we keep the task and only use the QM with tasks or do we have a choice between question and task - also, do we need to alter the steps in the discover stage for each option.

The journey continues.