Reflections on Inventions

Immersion/Organise
This was a really good Inquiry as it catered well for both genders but particularly saw our boys achieve success throughout the stages.
Reflection:
I have been reflecting on the fact that a lot of the time is spent on these stages and I am finding that Immersion continues through to the Organising stage and I'm wondering if I am not providing enough time for the Discovery stage?
My other thought though, is whether this contributes to more focussed participation/motivation for the Discovery stage (which I do see with majority of students) and this may contribute to the students working quickly through it.
Do teachers work to a time frame for each stage?
Immersion/Organising
We discovered, within the first few days, that we had the knowledge of Inventions and could brainstorm excessively various types of inventions. One of the true successes through this, was the discussion that the students instigated about all types of products/machinery... and were debating whether this and that were inventions. They concluded that everything was invented at some stage! I listened tentatively as more and more students volunteered their opinion and watched others take it on-board. The Contributing and Participation in the discussion was great and it continued for 15/20 minutes.
Our brainstorms lead us to look more closely at who the inventors were. Through the use of an Alphaladder on Inventors, the students were focused into discovering what was invented and when. Thus the gap in knowledge began to close. From here we went on to create our Wonderings wall. This involves the students writing a question or two (using our seven servants and higher order questioning skills - these are on permanent display) based on what they want to find out. The students needed more modelling of the skills required and so more teaching time was required than anticipated. However, I discovered later on that this would be beneficial when we went on to use our question map as we went through the teaching process quicker than I thought. The constant use of Graphic Organisers and the questioning skills display is what I really enjoy about our entry into our specific Inquiry. The students are still thinking about their task but it appears more focused as the emphasis on recording is lifted. (ie: pressure to write lots is off and most recording is more succinct).
The purpose of the Inquiry was set very early during this one and the motivation to become inventors and retailers! lead to a very successful Inquiry for Rockin Rua.