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= Making use of Enquiry Ideas =  
= Making use of Enquiry Ideas =  
{{activity|stgw| on making use of enquiry ideas|10}} Below are six enquiry ideas (A-F) that could be turned into an enquiry in your class. Please note that these are just ''enquiry ideas'' which means that you need to go through substantial thinking and planning for the ideas to be introduced in a lesson to engage students in their own enquiry. It may be that you do not find some of the ideas useful at all, in which case you are welcome to come up with your own enquiry ideas to discuss as a group.
{{activity|stgw| on making use of enquiry ideas|10}} Below are five enquiry ideas (A-E) that could be turned into an enquiry in your class. Please note that these are just ''enquiry ideas'' which means that you need to go through substantial thinking and planning for the ideas to be introduced in a lesson to engage students in their own enquiry. It may be that you do not find some of the ideas useful at all, in which case you are welcome to come up with your own enquiry ideas to discuss as a group.


Divide yourself into groups of three or four teachers. You should read through all the enquiry ideas and eventually pick one or two ideas for the group activity that you will be working on together in this session and in the next two weeks. As you are reading through these ideas, think about the following:
Divide yourself into groups of three or four teachers. You should read through all the enquiry ideas and eventually pick one or two ideas for the group activity that you will be working on together in this session and in the next two weeks. As you are reading through these ideas, think about the following:
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* Example of website on ‘treevolution’ in Zambia
* Example of website on ‘treevolution’ in Zambia
** http://www.greenpop.org/projects/trees-for-zambia/
** http://www.greenpop.org/projects/trees-for-zambia/
* Video of a Zambian teacher doing an enquiry on water retention in different soil types with her students
** {{: Video/Day 1 Patricia lesson clip4.m4v }}


'''Idea D: Planning for a trip to the game reserves and Victoria Falls'''
'''Idea D: Planning for a trip to the game reserves and Victoria Falls'''
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measuring lung capacity - {{: Video/Aggie.m4v }}
measuring lung capacity - {{: Video/Aggie.m4v }}
'''Idea F: Investigating my environment'''
{{: Video/Day 1 Patricia lesson clip4.m4v }}


= Discussion of Enquiry Ideas =  
= Discussion of Enquiry Ideas =