Lab School Inquiry Framework: STEM: Initial Immersion

PICTURE of GEAR Here

Emotional Response to Process:

• Curious/Excited
• Potentially overwhelmed with information
• Anxious
• Vague sense of direction; uncertain of how to move forward

• Brainstorming
• Ask a Question
• READ
• Build background knowledge
• Identify resources
• Collaborate with others based on topic
• Narrowing your topic or question with the purpose of developing a research/project idea.
• This would be the Learning Challenge 'Pit” stage

• Instruct students on how to locate sources:
  Print  Databases  Web
• Instruct students how to analyze a credible source:
  C.R.A.A.P.O. Evaluation tool
• Teach students how to gather & summarize sources.
• Teach students how to cite sources in APA: OWL Purdue
• Model all of these processes
• Teach statistical literacy
• Provide formative feedback

REFLECT