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34 Inquiry-based projects for K-6 that use project-based learning in inquiry activities to teach critical thinking and problem-solving. Each lesson includes an overview, steps, core collaborations, time required, ISTE standards, troubleshooting, and web-based tools to support learning. Lessons are fluid with a focus on publishing and sharing. Reflection is integral to projects. Projects include Talking Pictures, Shape Stroll, Picture the Details, Brainstorming, Life Cycle Reports, Digital Citizenship, Venn Diagrams, Landforms, Avoid Cyberbullying, Tessellations, Twitter in Education, and more. Book includes an introduction with discussions on project-based learning and popular inquiry methodologies like the Socratic Method and the Inquiry-based Classroom. Lesson plans include projects with: AnimotoBig Huge LabsBook reviews by charactersClassify animals like a proDigital PortfoliosGE Literary TourGlogster instead of Postershow to survive on landformsIPad 101prepare for tests with online puzzlemakersScratchTessellationstimelinesVenn DiagramsDigital CitizenshipFormulas in ExcelkeyboardingQR CodesTwitter in Educatio