Inquiry Based Activity

In this activity I learned how to create learning by letting students use the internet to perform research. I can foresee many instances in which inquiry based activities will come in handy in my classroom.  The internet is often forbidden in schools, so students will naturally be excited to use it in the classroom.  They will not only learn about the subject that they are researching but they will also learn how to use a new medium for education.  This will acquaint students with the internet in an unique way.  They will be able to see the educational benefits of the internet.  

History and geography both lend themselves well to inquiry based research.  In geography a student could become an expert on a particular country and create a wiki page on it.  Then other students, while studying for the test, would have all the information about all the countries on the wiki.  In history, inquiry based activities would introduce students to the notion of online research, an extremely valuable skill.  Activities like this would be an opportunity to discover what is appropriate and inappropriate for online research