Inquiry+Projects

Websites to Explore:
The Common Core Standards **Sample** Curriculum Maps: http://commoncore.org/maps/index.php/maps/

The Inquiry Curriculum
http://theinquirycurriculum.com/

**Virtual Field Trips:**
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/links_grades_kindergarten_12/virtual_field_trips_collections.htm

Smithsonian Museum Virtual Tours: http://www.mnh.si.edu/panoramas/

National Geographic Kids (Includes Videos and resources of many kinds): [|National Geographic KIds] http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

Discovery Education Streaming Plus (Thousands of high quality videos on many topics. Also tie into Common Core Standards.) [|Discovery Videos] http://www.discoveryeducation.com/administrators/curricular-resources/streaming/

[|San Diego Zoo Kids]

[|The Wildlife Cam]

[|Mystic Acquarium Videos]

//** Worms, Shadows and Whirlpools, by Karen Worth and Sharon Grollman (Heinemann) **//
//Young Investigators: The Project Approach in the Early Years// (Early Childhood Education Series) by Lillian Katz and Helm

**Facilitating Children's Talk - Inquiry Conversations**
Begin with open ended questions What did you notice? What have you noticed lately about _? What did you discover about ___?__ __What were you wondering about today?__

__What makes you say that ?__ __Talk more about__. How do you know that? What makes you think that? What do you think of what said? Do you think that's true? Why?

What do you think about 's ideas? Do you agree with ? Why?