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Web of Investigations
Putting It Into Practice
A “Web of Investigations” is also included at the beginning of every study. This section
introduces the concept of an idea web, which provides a way to think about the important
ideas related to a topic and the areas that students might explore. Each study includes a
preliminary idea web that has extra space for teachers to record their own ideas. In this way,
teachers can adapt the Teaching Guide to the resources that reflect their communities and
the students and families in their classrooms.
Here’s an example of one teacher’s idea web. Notice how she begins with the study topic—
percussion instruments—and branches out to identify many areas of exploration that interest
the students in her classroom. From the idea web, this teacher and her class are able to identify
what they already know about percussion instruments. Then they can identify the questions
they want to answer.
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