Our+Place+in+the+Universe

**'Our Place in the Universe' is our topic for the second half of Term Two.**

The Middle Team at Kairanga School are finding out about 'Our place in the Universe'. We are using the newly developed Kairanga Inquiry Model to help us to develop an understanding about Astronomy.

Each Topic Learning Circle is responsible for a different **'Essential Question'**. They must write underlying **'Subsidiary Questions'**, research the answers and report back to the Middle Team about their findings and how they contribute to our understanding of 'Our Place in the Universe'.


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The Room 3 & 4 **TLC**'s have been hard at work with the **'ASK'** stage of their **Inquiry** into 'Our Place in the Universe'. We have found out about our **prior knowledge** and what **subsidiary questions** will help us to gain a full understanding of our **essential question**.


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 * Books from the library
 * Encyclopedia
 * Ask an expert
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Use the following 'pages' document to help you with recording your **Sources, Note taking** and **Note making:**

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