Inquiry scripts capture the logic of an inquiry. They show where answers to questions were sought and found, how information was verified, how collected data were processed, and what new questions were formulated to deepen the exploration. Usually, several inquiry scripts are needed to depict the directions an inquiry has taken and to support the one or more large ideas that synthesize the findings of a study. Chapter Eight of the book, Pathways for Inquiry, includes four inquiry scripts for the inquiry about the Thoroughbred, Ready Lady, and demonstrates how to use inquiry scripts to make written arguments that culminate in the statement of defensible large ideas.
John Wallace chose to write one long inquiry script from which he prepared his Inquiry Project, Part 2 about life on Europa. You can access the Wallace Inquiry Project, Part 2 from Chapter Seven of this Web site. Here is the link to the Wallace Inquiry Script.
Reflection on the thinking processes you used during an inquiry helps to uncover the pathways you have taken during your exploration. When you understand the thinking tools you have used successfully, you are better prepared to use them again . . . and again . . . and again . . . throughout life . . . to support many different explorations and to solve unanticipated problems. The reflections of students on their thinking as they developed their inquiry projects may be accessed by the following links. The complete papers are links found in Chapter Seven of this Web site.
El Ammari’s Reflections on Thinking During Inquiry
Ortiz’ Reflections on Thinking During Inquiry
Huerta’s Reflections on Thinking During Inquiry
Wallace’s Reflections on Thinking During Inquiry
