Toolbox
Inquiry Tools: Embedded Strategies for Inquiry
Inquiry Communities for collaborating An inquiry community is a collaborative environment where students learn with each other in a large group.
Inquiry Circles
for conversing
Inquiry circles are small groups organized for conversations about interesting ideas, meaningful questions, and emerging insights.
Inquiry Journals
for composing
Inquiry Journals provide a way for individuals to compose and reflect throughout the inquiry process.
Inquiry Logs
for choosing
Inquiry logs provide a way of keeping track of the quality sources that are chosen as important for addressing an inquiry question.
Inquiry Charts
for charting
Inquiry charts provide a way to visualize, organize, and synthesize ideas in the inquiry process.
Inquiry tools
for continuing
All of the inquiry tools are used for continuing and sustaining the inquiry process to completion.

From Guided Inquiry Design:  A Framework for Inquiry in Your School by Carol C. Kuhlthau, Leslie K. Maniotes, and Ann K. Caspari.  Santa Barbara, CA:  Libraries Unlimited. Page 81. Copyright  © 2012.