“Students plan and carry out inquiry by asking focused questions, selecting useful methods, and gathering information that is relevant to the task.”
How this handout aligns
The handout explicitly supports question design, method selection, and source planning, giving students a repeatable inquiry process rather than leaving them to improvise.
Useful wherever students are beginning a project or investigation and need a visible process scaffold.
“Students locate, select, and use information from a range of sources, considering suitability, credibility, and purpose.”
How this handout aligns
The source-planning and method prompts help students choose more appropriate evidence rather than defaulting to whatever is easiest to find online.
Especially useful for cross-curricular projects where students need a common research language across learning areas.
“Students recognise that inquiry can draw on different knowledge systems, perspectives, and forms of evidence.”
How this handout aligns
The mātauranga Māori and community research prompts help students treat knowledge as relational and contextual, not just something extracted from websites.
Most useful when kaiako want inquiry to include cultural and ethical judgement, not just technique.