LESSON I: NATURE OF INQUIRY

INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING
 OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
A. use some new terms they have learned in expressing their worldviews
freely;
B. explain their understanding of the term “inquiry”;
C. outline all ideas they have learned about inquiry;
D. infer about societal issues through speculative thinking;
E. enumerate the benefits of inquiry-based learning;
F. identify a question as simple or complex based on the kind of thinking it
elicits from them; and
G. compose an essay to prove the extent of their understanding of inquiry.
ACTIVITY 1:

INQUIRY
 ACTIVITY 3:
Guide Question:
What comes to your mind upon reading the selection’s title,
Inquiry-based Learning? Make inferences about this selection.

ACTIVITY 4:
Read the selection to see how correct their guesses are about
the inquiry.
DIRECTIONS: Identify the following questions as simple or complex based
on the kind of thinking it elicits from them.

1. What’s the color of your gown?

2. Who bought your gown?
3. Why are some graduating students not willing to wear gown?
4. Which memo are you talking about?
5. Do you agree that Mr. Cruz was the one who wrote the memo?
6. Which article seems intriguing to the graduates?
7. What is inside the pocket of the green gown?
8. Who owns the gown?
9. How can the gown make you look more attractive?
10.Should you wear a gown during the graduation ball?
 ACTIVITY 5:
INDIVIDUAL WORK:
On a one whole sheet of paper, present your understanding of inquiry through a
topical outline that uses either the traditional system (using Roman numerals,
letters, and numbers) of the modern numbering system (using Arabic numbers).
GROUP WORK:
Form a group of four members. Choose any of the following group activities.
1. Speculations: Recall the hottest issue in town. Prove how inquisitive you are by
raising top-level probing questions about it.
2. Role-Playing: Two will act as police authorities investigating a criminal case
while the other two will play the role of suspected law violators. Ask probing
questions.
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