Our Inquiries

June

Pokemon Inquiry

What we know...

- There are Pokemon game of cards and movies
- There are good and bad Pokemon teams
- Pokemons come out of balls
- Pichu has electricity
- They fight

What we want to know...

- Why Pikachu sounds like a girl sometimes
- Why Sneaky turns on the light on his head
- What does Sneaky do
- Who is the strongest Pokemon
- Who is the weakest Pokemon

 

May

Fashion Show Inquiry

What we know...

-You dress up
-You wear clothes
-You have to do some moves and you have to look pretty
-You do dancing and singing
-You go on stage, need costumes, and a microphone
-You show fashion
-You walk down the runway
-They wear costumes
-You put on fancy shoes and stand on the stage



What we want to know...

-What do they do?
-How do you do the moves in the show?
-Why do you preform?
-How do you get to be in a fashion show?
-How many people are in them?
-What do you wear?

 

 

April 

Flowers

What we know...

- Flowers need lots of sun, water, and plant food.
- We need seeds to grow a flower.
- We need soil, tools, and pots to plant flowers.

I wonder...

- How do plants grow in the ground?
- How do we plant seeds?
- How do you make a flower shop?
- What are the names of all the flowers?
- How do the bees get the honey from the flowers?



Worms

What we know...

- They hide in holes.

- They come out when it rains or when it is dark.
- They do not have legs or wings.
 

I wonder...

- What do worms eat?

- What animal family do they belong to?
- Are slugs from the same family?
- Where do worms live?
- What do worms drink?
- Why are worms slimy?

March:

Castle and Dragons

What we know...

- Dragons need to be trained.
- You train them to blow fire.
- Dragons eat humans.
- Dragons use their tail and claws to defend themselves.
- They use their wings to fly away.
- Dragons live in caves.
- A prince and princess live in a castle.
- There is water around a castle.
- Castles are made of stone.
- Dragons are not nice because they steal princesses.

I wonder...

- How to build a castle?
- What are the parts of a castle?
- Who lives in a castle?
- What is inside and outside a castle?
- How to build a cave?

Trains

I wonder...

- How do we build a train?
- How many eggs does it take to measure a train?
- What do we call the parts of a train?
- What information do we find on a train ticket?

What we know...

- Trains travel on train tracks.
- They make the sound "Choo, choo!"
- Trains have wheels, brakes, a locomotive, and a caboose.
- Steam trains have a coal tender.