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Inquiry Tasks Teaching Resources
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.
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Natural and Built Environments - Inquiry Task
An inquiry task for natural and built environments.
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William Shakespeare Research Worksheet
A worksheet to use in the classroom on Shakespeare Day and when researching William Shakespeare and his plays.
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Olympic Host City Inquiry Task – Worksheet
A 3 page inquiry research task in which students identify the advantages and disadvantages of having the Olympics in their own city.
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Occupations in Design and Technology Research Task
A research task exploring how people in various occupations need technology to perform their job successfully.
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Natural Disasters Inquiry Task - Newspaper Report
A natural disaster inquiry task with graphic organiser and newspaper article planning sheet.
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The Natural Environment of South America - Inquiry Task
An inquiry task focusing on the natural environment of the Amazon rainforest in South America.
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Minibeast Mission - Research Task
A fun research task to use in the classroom when investigating different types of minibeasts.
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Break It Down Poster
A poster explaining how to break larger tasks down into smaller steps.
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Celebrations Around The World Inquiry Task
A four page inquiry task, assessing students' knowledge of cultural celebrations from around the world.
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Systems of Government - Inquiry Task
An inquiry-based assessment task for students to demonstrate their understanding of different systems of government.
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Australia's First Peoples Inquiry Task
An inquiry-based assessment task for students to demonstrate their understanding of the connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to Country.
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Earthquakes - Shake, Rattle and Fall Experiment
An hands-on experiment to be conducted by students when investigating earthquakes.
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Challenging Female Gender Stereotypes Inquiry Task
An inquiry task to use in the classroom when learning about inspirational contemporary women.
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Flood Inquiry Task
An inquiry task for students to demonstrate their understanding of the impact of floods in Australia.
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Our Place, Australia - Inquiry Task
An inquiry task focusing on the natural and human features of Australia.
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Simple Machines Super Challenge - Inquiry Task
A fun research task to use in the classroom when investigating simple machines.
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Chomp Like a Champion - Worksheet
An independent research task in which students make links between athletic performance and balanced nutrition.
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Rio Carnival - Inquiry Research Task
An inquiry task where students research the history of Rio Carnival.
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The Natural Environment of Africa - Inquiry Task
An inquiry task focusing on the natural environment of the grasslands of Africa.
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Significant First Nations Australians - Inquiry Task
An inquiry research task to use in the classroom during NAIDOC Week.
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Survival Tips Inquiry Task
An inquiry-based assessment task for students to demonstrate their understanding of how vegetation is used across Australia by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in a variety of different ways.
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Persuasive Speech Writing Task
A persuasive speech writing task, based around real-world issues affecting children.
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How to Write an Inquiry Question Poster
A poster demonstrating the steps involved in formulating a question for inquiry-based learning.
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Earthquake Inquiry Task – Newspaper Report
An earthquake inquiry task with graphic organiser and newspaper article planning sheet.
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First Fleet - Inquiry Task
An inquiry-based assessment task for students to demonstrate their understanding of the people impacted by the First Fleet.
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My Research Project - Pennant Banner
A pennant banner template for students to record biography research.
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Animal Adaptations - Inquiry Task
An inquiry-based task to consolidate and deepen students' understanding of animal adaptations.
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Inquiry Project - Template
A diverse template to help students craft inquiry questions to produce different types of projects.
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Celebrating Inspirational Women Inquiry Task
An inquiry task to use in the classroom when learning about inspirational contemporary women.
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Early Explorers - Inquiry Task
An inquiry-based assessment task for students to demonstrate their understanding of early explorers and the impacts they had on other societies.
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The Natural Environment of Africa - Inquiry Task
A 60-minute lesson in which students will demonstrate their understanding of the natural environment of Africa through an open-ended inquiry.
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The Natural Environment of South America - Inquiry Task
A 60 minute lesson in which students will demonstrate their understanding of the natural environment of South America through an open-ended inquiry.