EI.1 LEVEL 6 FRAME A LEVEL 5 I can formulate a QUESTION LEVEL 4 I can pose a focused focused question or LEVEL 3 question or testable testable hypothesis LEVEL 2 I can pose a focused hypothesis that that addresses an I can pose a focused question or testable relates to a passion/ enduring issue in LEVEL 1 question or testable hypothesis that interest, issue, or a community or I can pose a question I hypothesis that relates to a passion/ phenomenon I am discipline, and/ I can share something feel excited to explore relates to a passion/ interest, issue, or a investigating for a or that builds on, I feel curious about. about something I interest, issue, or a phenomenon I am defined purpose or challenges, or observe, experience, phenomenon that I investigating for outcome. advances current With guidance, I can or wonder. am exploring. a defined purpose thinking on the pose a question to or outcome (e.g., I can frame my topic. help me learn more I can share why it I can share what compose a text, question to about it. excites me, and/ excites me about the prepare for an reflect the type of I can frame my or describe how question or topic, experience or inquiry that aligns question to reflect the it connects to my and why it matters event, conduct an to my purpose type of inquiry that life, interests, or to me. experiment). (e.g., exploratory, aligns to my purpose. experiences. causal, descriptive, I can explore qualitative, I can cite relevant sources to build my predictive). sources and understanding of important concepts the context for my I can cite one or (e.g., theories, inquiry (e.g., Who more relevant models, frameworks) else has explored it? sources from my to contextualize and/ Why might others initial exploration of or justify my inquiry. care about it? What the issue or topic, and related issues, provide a rationale events, or big ideas for the importance are important to my or relevance of my question?). inquiry. 17