HQIS PYP Column丨从「人类工具进化史」「人类古代文明探究」，一起来感受PYP探究式学习的快乐！

HQIS is one of the first IB accredited schools in Shanghai, and inquiry-based learning takes place every day during our school activities. The purpose of this column is to share our students’ achievements with our community, so that parents can fully understand how the IB-PYP curriculum works and how it is integrated into our daily practices.

作为上海最早一批IB世界学校，探究教学每时每刻都发生在HQIS的校园中。我们希望通过PYP专栏，分享孩子们的探究学习成果，也让更多的家长了解IB-PYP课程体系。

As this school year concludes, teachers and students from all grades in Primary School have eagerly showcased their remarkable achievements in the Inquiry Unit through the IB-PYP exhibition. Now, let's delve into the world of inquiry in each grade and explore how they embarked on and delved deeply into this meaningful learning!

本学年即将圆满收官，小学部各年级的师生们纷纷通过IB-PYP展览，精彩呈现了他们这一年来在探究单元中的学习硕果。让我们一同走进各年级的探究世界，看看他们是如何开展并深入这一富有意义的单元学习的吧！

Provocation plays an important role in the inquiry process. In the PYP, we highly value students’ prior knowledge and experiences and it is only when students connect their prior knowledge to what they are learning that they are able to develop conceptual understanding and make meaning of the world around them.

在探究学习过程中，课程导入可以帮助老师在单元课程开始前，预先了解学生的知识积累情况和知识水平，观察学生的反应，判断学生们感兴趣的发散知识点。

Last week grade 1 had their first primary school exhibition.  The students inquired into the central idea “Throughout time, humans have invented tools to make work easier and solve dilemmas.”  Through the key concepts of form, change and connection they explore the development of tools, inventions through time and the connections between jobs and tools.  They showed their excellent inquiry and thinking skills during the process of the exhibition and it was a huge success!  The students were excited to share their learning with their parents and the whole learning community!

上周一年级的学生们迎来了他们的小学首次PYP展览。学生们围绕“在人类历史长河中，人们发明了各种工具以简化工作和解决难题”这一核心思想展开探索。他们通过形式、变化和联系等关键概念，探讨了工具的发展、历史上的发明以及工作和工具之间的联系。在展览过程中，学生们展示了出色的探究和思维能力，活动取得了巨大的成功！学生们非常兴奋地与家长和整个学习社区分享他们的学习成果！

For their exhibition the Grade 2’s explored how learning about our history helps us understand the present.  They did an amazing job making connections between the past and present and exploring many interesting ancient civilizations.  This unit was an excellent way for the grade 2 students to reflect on their lives and the way our world is today while at the same time deepening their understanding of how people lived in the past and how things have changed.  

二年级的PYP展览探究了“学习历史如何帮助我们理解现在”。学生们建立了过去与现在之间的联系，并探索了许多有趣的古代文明。这个单元为二年级学生提供了一个绝佳的机会，让他们反思自己的生活和当今世界，同时加深他们对过去人们生活方式以及事物如何变化的理解。

The grade 4’s exhibition was focused on exploration and the opportunities it can provide.  They explored the motivation of different explorers and the knowledge that has been gained from past explorations.  The students showcased their independent learning by choosing to research different kinds of exploration and the impact that it has had on individuals and society.   They were very principled in their learning and made videos, PPTs, models and information boards to display their learning!  Sharing their learning with the community helped them develop important skills that they can put to use next year during the PYPX, the big Grade 5 exhibition!

四年级的PYP展览以探索为核心，探寻其中蕴含的无限机遇。他们深入剖析了不同探险家的内心驱动力，并汲取了从以往探险中凝结的宝贵智慧。学生们自主挑选研究主题，积极探索各类探索活动对个体成长和社会进步的影响，充分展现了他们的自主学习与探究能力。在学习过程中，他们倾注心血制作了丰富多彩的视频、PPT、精致的模型和信息展示板，生动呈现了自己的学习成果。通过与社区分享这些成果，学生们不仅锻炼了沟通与合作能力，更为未来在五年级PYPX展览中大放异彩奠定了坚实基础。