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reflect on their questions, procedures, and findings, and should be prepared to modify them as they proceed through an investigation. In addition, each investigation is unique and will require a particular mix and sequence of skills.
Individual students may develop specific skills earlier or later than their peers, and some students may need to revisit particular skills at different points within the science cur- riculum. Skills in different areas may be practised and refined in the context of tasks and activities that are not necessarily part of a single, complete investigation that involves all four areas.
The purpose of inquiry and research is to encourage high levels of critical thinking so that processes and resources are appropriate, conclusions are based on supporting evidence, and problems are solved and decisions made that will extend learning for a lifetime.
Ontario School Library Association, Information Studies: Kindergarten to Grade 12 (1999), p. 16