This collection of inquiry tasks has been curated to provide resources that allow students to begin their learning by posing questions, problems or scenarios. These inquiry tasks are a form of active learning and allow students to develop their thinking and problem-solving skills. Some topics for inquiry tasks include gender stereotypes, natural disasters, animal adaptations and the importance of environments. The collection also provides some posters to display in your primary classroom about how to break the task down and how to write an inquiry question.
A pennant banner template for students to record biography research.
A diverse template to help students craft inquiry questions to produce different types of projects.
An inquiry task to use in the classroom when learning about inspirational contemporary women.
A poster explaining how to break larger tasks down into smaller steps.
A poster demonstrating the steps involved in formulating a question for inquiry-based learning.
An inquiry task to use in the classroom when learning about inspirational contemporary women.
An inquiry task focusing on the natural environment of the grasslands of Africa.
An inquiry task focusing on the natural environment of the Amazon rainforest in South America.
An independent research task in which students make links between athletic performance and balanced nutrition.
A 3 page inquiry research task in which students identify the advantages and disadvantages of having the Olympics in their own city.
A research task exploring how people in various occupations need technology to perform their job successfully.
An inquiry task for natural and built environments.
A fun research task to use in the classroom when investigating simple machines.
A fun research task to use in the classroom when investigating different types of minibeasts.
An inquiry task where students research the history of Rio Carnival.
A worksheet to use in the classroom on Shakespeare Day and when researching William Shakespeare and his plays.
A four page inquiry task, assessing students' knowledge of cultural celebrations from around the world.
A persuasive speech writing task, based around real-world issues affecting children.
A natural disaster inquiry task with graphic organiser and newspaper article planning sheet.
An earthquake inquiry task with graphic organiser and newspaper article planning sheet.
Two inquiry tasks investigating floating and friction.
An inquiry-based task to consolidate and deepen students' understanding of animal adaptations.
An inquiry-based assessment task in which students will demonstrate their understanding of the importance of their local environment.