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Inquiry in the classroom is teaching students to observe, question and research by: reading for information, writing with purpose and accuracy, and communicating this information to a community of learners.

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Earth's Properties
K/1 Earth Science
1. What are Earth's physicial properties?
2. How does weather affect these physical properties?
3. What simple tools are used to measure the weather conditions?

The Case of the Missing Desert Tortoises
4th, 5th, 6th Grade Language Arts
If desert tortoises live such long lives and produce so many offspring, why aren't we over run with tortoises? Why have desert tortoise populations declined by 90% since the 1980s? As a top notch detective, your assignment is to investigate the "suspects" that may be responsible for this loss.

Ancient Egyptian Mummies
Sixth Grade - History Social Science
How and why did the ancient Egyptians mummify their dead?
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Inquiry in the Classroom
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Carolyn Goohs, Douglas McIntosh, Marsha Rold and Beverly Trust
Magnet Resource Teachers
(619) 725-7158

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