EDU 5120 | C3 Inquiry Studio

See the land. Think beyond it.

Use one continuing land-use case to experience how the four dimensions of the C3 Framework connect from questions to disciplinary thinking, evidence, conclusions, and informed action.

Student Access

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The shared challenge

How should a growing community use a 20-acre parcel of undeveloped land?

The same fictional place appears across all four dimensions. Each activity adds a different kind of thinking instead of starting over with a new topic.

Fictional land-use inquiry siteA 20-acre parcel near homes, a school, roads, and a creek. The map is illustrative and not to scale. 20-ACRE PARCELWhat should happen here? School Homes CreekIllustrative map - not to scale
A place. Many possibilities.FICTIONAL PRACTICE SITE
01

Develop Questions

Short class launch before the disciplinary investigation.

Open Dimension 1
02

Use Disciplinary Tools

Full expert-group and home-group model lesson.

Open Dimension 2
03

Evaluate Sources

Fourth-grade source analysis in home groups with a class debrief.

Open Dimension 3
04

Communicate and Act

Evidence-based conclusion, peer critique, revision, and informed action.

Open Dimension 4