Library Services: Elementary Units
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Inquiry Units
- Kindergarten - 1st grade Inquiry - Jobs
- Kindergarten Inquiry - Where in the World Are We?
- 1st Grade Inquiry - Colonial Times
- 1st Grade Inquiry - Discovering Where We Live
- 2nd Grade Inquiry - American Symbols
- 2nd Grade Inquiry - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- 3rd Grade Inquiry - Rapid Changes to the Earth's Surface
- 3rd Grade Inquiry - Scientific Breakthroughs
- 4th Grade Inquiry - Native Texas
- 4th Grade: Notable Texans
- 4th Grade Inquiry - Slow Changes to Earth's Surface
- 5th Grade Inquiry - Energize
Investigate and Gather - Energize
How to Ask Good Questions
Activities
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View video and clarify expectations for student questions (5 minutes)
Teacher/Librarian Materials:
- Energize Note Taking Sheet for each student
- print resources on the 5 energy types
- Energy Articles/Resources
Students will add 2 additional questions for the form of energy they have chosen to research.
After teacher or librarian has approved questions, students will use available resources to research and take notes on the 3 questions.

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This phase is intended to:
Allow students to develop question/s of personal interest and have time to gather relevant information to answer the question/s.
Key ideas:
- Encourage authentic questions (connected to real life, real world problems)
- Assist students in refining/revising questions (6th-12th)
- Encourage use of primary and secondary sources
- Note taking
- Cite sources
Resources
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Energize Note Taking sheet (Spanish note taking sheet)
Energy Articles/Resources - printed articles, or QR codes to direct to articles (Spanish copy)