Earth & Space: Systems & Cycles Inquiry

We kicked off our first big curricular inquiry!  We will be focusing on the systems and cycles of earth and space.

Yesterday we thought about our schema (what we think we know) and shared our thinking with each other.

Today we started by reading a book about cycles.

We talked about the first stage of inquiry:  The Immersion Stage.  We discussed how during this stage our brains are like sponges, soaking up new learning as we immerse ourselves in our earth & space resources.  

We are also learning to leave tracks of our thinking on sticky notes and code it with an 'L' for learning or a '?' for our wonders.  We immersed ourselves in earth & space books--the excitement was contagious!  We gathered new learning, helped each other find answers to our wonders, and could even confirm some of our schema.

Look at all of our new learning and wonders!