Teachers then engage students in a variety of authentic activities related to the theme. Finally, each student poses an I-Search question to guide his or her inquiry. I have wondered about the ocean ever since I was young. In this report I will show you what I have learned. Based on their I-Search questions, students develop their own search plans, identifying the resources they will use to gather information.
Students follow and some times revise their search plans to gather, sort, and integrate information.
Students prepare papers that become the foundation for an oral report, skit, poster, experiment, or some other display of knowledge. Lawrence teachers work in four ways to make the most of the I-Search process. Because of their careful planning, teachers will be better able to help students connect seemingly isolated ideas and larger themes. The theme and concepts form a sort of umbrella, under which students will identify their own personally meaningful, researchable I-Search questions. The reason why I chose animal treatment is because I was curious as to why they give certain things to my animals when they get sick.