The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a

better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

…education must extend beyong the intellectual to include not only

socially responsible attitudes but also thoughtful and appropriate

action. An explicit expectation of the PYP is that successful inquiry will

lead to responsible action, initiated by the students as a result of the

learning process. - Making the PYP Happen, p. 25

12 year old studentcreates an I`hone app to teach children how to take care of and manage their money (New York Stock Exchange, 2010).

“There are children that spend too much money in things they don’t need, when they should be saving…” – Fabián Fernández-Han

Exhibition 2015

Demonstrate knowledge and acquire content.

Show understanding of ideas and relevant concepts.

Develop skills

Demonstrate attitudes

Group inquiry

Exhibition – Open Day

Tuning In• Identify a topic for inquiry • Form collaborative groups

Finding Out• Research• Use transdisciplinary skills • Conduct interviews, surveys, site visits…

Generalizing

• Reach conclusions

• Offer a solution to the problem

• Find answers

Take Action • Take the

conclusions to practce.

• Create a product to offer a solution or response.

STAGE OF INQUIRY

STUDENT’S ROLE PARENT’S ROLE

TUNING IN Reflect on topics of your interest. Research for general information.

Give suggestions.Share your own interests

FINDING OUT Find information in a variety of sources.Conduct interviews, surveys, visit factories, companies, organizations…Keep a record and document the process.Reference all your sources.

Give suggestions.Help get in contact.If possible, take them to places they need to visit.

GENERALIZING Review the documenattion of your inquiry. Reach logical conclusions, justified with your investigations.

Suggest and encourage.Give direction so that they may reach answers and conclusions on their own.

TAKING ACTION Take your conclusions to practice: create a product, a petition, a model…, write a letter for an important person…

Help out with materials and transport.

EXHIBITION – OPEN DAY

Prepare a presentation with the audiovisual materials needed to communicate the process and product you created and your learning.

Help out with materials and preparation.

WORK COLLABORATIVELY

• Do the work for your child. • Tell them what to do without letting them

make their own decisions. • Give them the answers, without the

oportunity to think for themselves.

How will we assess?A) PYP ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS• Applies and recognizes the use of transdisciplinary

skills. • Demonstrates the PYP attitudes in his/her interactions. • Uses the language of the IB Profile and models the

attributes. • Shows understanding of the concepts that have been

selected for the inquiry. • Acquires the knowledge and content related to their

inquiry.

How will we assess?B) FINAL PRODUCT• Designs an audiovisual /visual presentation. • Prepares a final product in relation to the

inquiry findings.• Effectively communicates their process of

inquiry and what they have learned.• Presents a bibliography and references all the

sources used.

How will we assess?C) INQUIRY PROCESS• Records/documents the inquiry process carried

out. • Identifies a line of inquiry to guide the inquiry

process.• Develops and follows an inquiry planner• Formulates questions associated with the key

concepts• Collaborates within a group