Table 7d. Scope and Sequence: Inquiry and Research, Grades 1-12

	Communicating
	Preparing explore information using a variety of group activities	Accessing collaborate with others to share findings and ideas	Processing test ideas to adjust research and problem solving strategies	Transferring present research findings in a variety of forms for a variety of audiences
1	- create group lists of previous knowledge about a particular topics or topics - take turns speaking in a group, sharing ideas	- present research question to group, answering questions for clarifications - express feelings and ideas about information-based experiences in a variety of verbal and non-verbal ways	- recount personal experiences seeking information - make predictions about information and stories	- report findings pictorially - create simple dramatic presentations
2	- ask questions for clarification	- work in small groups effectively, taking responsibility for personal contributions	- complete simple response journals - participate in choral responses	- create simple research reports - restate information in own words - construct and label simple graphs
3	- get feedback from teachers and peers - participate in class discussions	- contribute to group databases	- participate in small group discussions, including peer and teacher conferences	- illustrate text appropriately with a range of visual materials - explain copyright and plagiarism and report findings without plagiariz-ing form and ideas of others
4	- stay on topic in group discussions - begin to participate in telecommunications projects	- share findings in electronic format, e.g. keypals, conferencing and databases	- review research strategies in peer and teacher conferencing	- create simple spreadsheets and tables - create dramatizations
5	- use appropriate strategies to organize group projects	- prepare subject webs to connect similar ideas	- create preliminary outline based on initial findings and test clarity with group	- create time lines, multimedia presentations - use authentic performance strategies to present research
6	- listen to, acknowledge and consider differing opinions in group work	- work in teams to develop project outlines	- formulate hypothesis and test validity with peers and teacher	- evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of various presentation formats - experiment with a variety of displays of the same data
7	- use role play strategies to explore ideas during research process	- develop subject webs to expand connections among similar ideas	- use detailed outlines in peer and teacher conferencing to check progress and test clarity of ideas	- use appropriate transitions in presenting research - display data and informa-tion in a variety of formats, with and without the use of technology
8	- use simulation strategies to explore ideas during research process	- participate in a sustained electronic conference to share and contribute ideas	- use paraphrase in peer and teacher conferencing to check progress and test clarity of ideas	- maintain an appropriate tone in presenting research through diction and detail - manipulate and present data using spreadsheets - begin to use presentation software to present research
9	- conduct formal interview strategies to explore ideas during research process	- complete delegated group work	- use summaries in peer and teacher conferencing to check progress and test clarity of ideas	- integrate varied forms of and approaches to information in presentations
10	- use informal debate strategies to explore ideas during research process	- use informal meeting strategies to share ideas during research	- use flow charts in peer and teacher conferencing to check progress and test clarity of ideas	- use presentation software to present research
11	- use formal debate strategies to explore ideas during research process	- use formal meeting strategies to share ideas during research	- use abstracts in peer and teacher conferencing to check progress	- publish information in virtual formats, such as Web pages
12	- use a variety of seminar strategies to explore ideas during research process	- conduct an electronic conference to collect ideas from a wide variety of student and expert participants	- use précis in peer and teacher conferencing to check progress	- extend presentations to a variety of communities for authentic performance