Celebrating inquiry in every classroom
Teachers across the country shared photos of students in the thick of inquiry — asking questions, testing ideas, and discovering something new. Here are the classrooms that stood out.
Outstanding inquiry across every grade
These classrooms were picked for their creativity, depth of questioning, and student engagement.
The Colonial Era
This end of unit project for the Colonial America unit asks students to explore an important event or aspect of colonial life. Students chose a topic and created an illustration in the medium of their choice. They also wrote a caption that explains the event from the perspectives of the different groups they studied, helping them consider how people experienced the same moment in different ways.
Migration & Movement
After reading about different waves of immigration, third grade students created posters about a specific immigrant group and presented what they learned to the class. The activity sparked discussion about push and pull factors and helped students understand the challenges immigrants faced before and after arriving in the United States.
My Team & Self
In the My Team and Self inquiry unit, students reflected on their own strengths and then identified the strengths of their classmates. They shared and celebrated these qualities as a class while learning how each person contributes to a team. The experience helped students understand the importance of teamwork and appreciating one another.
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Families Near and Far
Kindergarten
Final Product
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Emily Friend from North Park Elementary School: IL, Kindergarten
Students created these flip books from Module 2/Lesson1: “Mapping our Location.” It took quite a few days to complete all the pages, but students loved learning about all the different places that they live. The song/video “Here I Am” is now a classroom favorite!
Our Special Location
1st Grade
Final Product
Students created these flip books from Module 2/Lesson1: “Mapping our Location.” It took quite a few days to complete all the pages, but students loved learning about all the different places that they live. The song/video “Here I Am” is now a classroom favorite!
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Andrea Behm from Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95: IL, 1st Grade
This is the infographic students create in Module 3, Lesson 4.
The Colonial Era
5th Grade
Other
This is the infographic students create in Module 3, Lesson 4.
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Danielle Ozanich from Berkley Schools: MI, 5th Grade
This is the infographic students create in Module 3, Lesson 4.
The Colonial Era
5th Grade
Other
This is the infographic students create in Module 3, Lesson 4.
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Danielle Ozanich from Berkley Schools: MI, 5th Grade
Families Near and Far
Kindergarten
Final Product
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Emily Friend from North Park Elementary School: IL, Kindergarten
Students created these flip books from Module 2/Lesson1: “Mapping our Location.” It took quite a few days to complete all the pages, but students loved learning about all the different places that they live. The song/video “Here I Am” is now a classroom favorite!
Our Special Location
1st Grade
Final Product
Students created these flip books from Module 2/Lesson1: “Mapping our Location.” It took quite a few days to complete all the pages, but students loved learning about all the different places that they live. The song/video “Here I Am” is now a classroom favorite!
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Andrea Behm from Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95: IL, 1st Grade
Native America
5th Grade
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Alba Figueroa from Kipp Texas, Inc.: TX, 5th Grade
First graders created their own community seals after the lesson on seals and symbols. We brainstormed all of the things that could visually represent our community and made a big list. Students then chose what to include on their community seal. Our school is in Lake Zurich, IL so we made the "Seal of Lake Zurich". This anchored the learning and helped students demonstrate their understanding of the lesson.
Our Special Location
1st Grade
Wall Display
First graders created their own community seals after the lesson on seals and symbols. We brainstormed all of the things that could visually represent our community and made a big list. Students then chose what to include on their community seal. Our school is in Lake Zurich, IL so we made the "Seal of Lake Zurich". This anchored the learning and helped students demonstrate their understanding of the lesson.
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Andrea Behm from Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95: IL, 1st Grade
These products were generated for their like grade level to continue their learning in order to expand their knowledge about Ancient Egypt.
Ancient Egypt
6th Grade
Final Product
These products were generated for their like grade level to continue their learning in order to expand their knowledge about Ancient Egypt.
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Jen Renner from Janesville Community School District: IA, 6th Grade
First graders created their own community seals after the lesson on seals and symbols. We brainstormed all of the things that could visually represent our community and made a big list. Students then chose what to include on their community seal. Our school is in Lake Zurich, IL so we made the "Seal of Lake Zurich". This anchored the learning and helped students demonstrate their understanding of the lesson.
Our Special Location
1st Grade
Wall Display
First graders created their own community seals after the lesson on seals and symbols. We brainstormed all of the things that could visually represent our community and made a big list. Students then chose what to include on their community seal. Our school is in Lake Zurich, IL so we made the "Seal of Lake Zurich". This anchored the learning and helped students demonstrate their understanding of the lesson.
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Andrea Behm from Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95: IL, 1st Grade
First graders created their own community seals after the lesson on seals and symbols. We brainstormed all of the things that could visually represent our community and made a big list. Students then chose what to include on their community seal. Our school is in Lake Zurich, IL so we made the "Seal of Lake Zurich". This anchored the learning and helped students demonstrate their understanding of the lesson.
Our Special Location
1st Grade
Wall Display
First graders created their own community seals after the lesson on seals and symbols. We brainstormed all of the things that could visually represent our community and made a big list. Students then chose what to include on their community seal. Our school is in Lake Zurich, IL so we made the "Seal of Lake Zurich". This anchored the learning and helped students demonstrate their understanding of the lesson.
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Andrea Behm from Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95: IL, 1st Grade
This was their final project and they created this 3D box scene. They were very detailed with their scene and put in a ton of work both in and out of school.
Ancient Mesopotamia
6th Grade
Final Product
This was their final project and they created this 3D box scene. They were very detailed with their scene and put in a ton of work both in and out of school.
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TIM WHEELER from Iowa City Community School District: IA, 6th Grade
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