Independent Inquiry Quest
Tracing Change Through Time
How does the world change over time? In this Quest, you will explore important discoveries, inventions, ideas, and events from different periods of history. You will look for connections between them, investigate how one change can lead to another, and then choose a topic that you would like to research more deeply.
Lines of Inquiry
- How human understanding changes over time
- How discoveries and inventions lead to further change
- How changes can have different consequences for people and societies
Guiding Questions
- How has the way people understand the world changed over time?
- What causes new discoveries, ideas, and inventions to develop?
- How can one discovery or invention lead to other changes?
- How can changes affect people and societies in different ways?
- What connections can we find between changes across different times and places?
How to Use this Quest
Begin by exploring the Big Ideas and Themes to discover different areas of history that interest you.
Choose a topic you would like to investigate and read its Inquessa article. The article will take you through five significant jumps across time, helping you see how ideas, discoveries, inventions, or events can connect and lead to change.
Use what you discover to develop questions and decide what you would like to investigate further. You can then continue your research using other Inquessa resources and trusted research sources.
Foundations
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Water and Food Production
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Water and Manufacturing
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Water Through History
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Still Curious
Keep exploring! Head to the Cove to investigate more deeply, or use Inquessapedia when you want to quickly find out about a topic.
