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Teacher Worksheets

Pillar 1

Phenomenological Anchoring

Teacher guidance and planner for unpacking a real-world phenomenon: what students will observe, why it is puzzling, and the driving questions it should provoke.

1 page PDF · 381 KB
Answer Keys

Pillar 1 Answer Key

Phenomenological Anchoring

Teacher answer key and worked exemplar for the Pillar 1 worksheet.

2 pages PDF · 61 KB
Teacher Worksheets

Pillar 2

Operationalized Curiosity

Teacher guidance and planner for turning students’ open questions into testable hypotheses, with variables, measures and experimental design mapped out.

1 page PDF · 366 KB
Answer Keys

Pillar 2 Answer Key

Operationalized Curiosity

Teacher answer key and worked exemplar for the Pillar 2 worksheet, following a single unit from curiosity spark to controlled variables.

2 pages PDF · 59 KB
Teacher Worksheets

Pillar 3

Dialectical Data Synthesis

Teacher guidance and planner for synthesising divergent claims — claim, counter-claim and integrated resolution — with prompts for scaffolding argument and peer dialogue.

2 pages PDF · 431 KB
Answer Keys

Pillar 3 Answer Key

Dialectical Data Synthesis

Teacher answer key and worked exemplar for the Pillar 3 worksheet.

2 pages PDF · 56 KB
Teacher Worksheets

Pillar 4

Agential Actionability

Teacher guidance and planner for connecting findings to a local community challenge and scaffolding a student-led action, with success measures built in.

1 page PDF · 254 KB
Answer Keys

Pillar 4 Answer Key

Agential Actionability

Teacher answer key and worked exemplar for the Pillar 4 worksheet.

2 pages PDF · 56 KB
Framework & Assessment

Framework

SIBA Curriculum Framework

The Synergistic Inquiry Flywheel on one page: four stages, each with teacher notes, a specific skill focus and assessment strategies. Built for Grades 4–7.

1 page PDF · 291 KB
Framework & Assessment

Pillar 5 Skill Assessment

Metaconnective Synthesis & Reflection

The Pillar 5 skill assessment. Students map the relationships across the whole inquiry, then critique and redesign the investigation they just ran.

2 pages PDF · 434 KB

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