Inquiry+or+integrated+theme+ideas

**Jan-Marie Kellow's notes from Inquiry Day **
As a result of an inquiry or a follow up to a topic, your students may wish to create a web page using the information they have gained. You can do this for free on [|**www.piczo.com**] The site provides a tutorial for how to create your web page.

[|**www.lea.co.nz/ict/eResources/Reference.asp**]
 * This website provide useful research sites for kids to use during inquiry or theme work:**


 * __Science:__ Earth Guide: [|jvsc.jst.go.jp/earth/guide/english/data/top.html] Every imaginable facet of earth science and more - incredibly well presented! Great way to illustrate infor for students - great graphics.

__Interactive science and engineering :__ This site is useful for 9-11 year olds.** Topics such as light, sound, forces and motion, earth and beyond,electricity [|www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/parkworldplot/parkworldplotlink.htm]

Other sites can be found if you type in google search 'video sites' and get the top 25 sites including yahoo video, google video,MySpace and Uncut
 * __Want to find a video clip related to your topic???__** visit a video sharing site such as [|www.youtube.com] (rated no. 1)

__Mind mapping tools__ Mindomo is a versatile Web-based mind mapping tool, delivering the capabilities of desktop mind mapping software in a Web browser - with no complex software to install or maintain.

Create, edit mind maps, and share them with your colleagues or your friends. http://www.mindomo.com/index