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Tiny Scientists, Big Questions: Our Adventure Begins!
In Grade 2, learning always begins with curiosity and in our new unit Sharing the Planet, curiosity literally walked into our classroom in the form of mysterious dinosaur footprints! The moment students spotted them, the IB process came alive: eyes widened, brains buzzed, and questions burst out like excited popcorn.

The Importance of Questions in the IB Classroom
In the IB PYP, questions are not just encouraged, they are the engine that powers learning. Inquiry begins when we wonder, investigate, test ideas, challenge assumptions, and build theories. This week, our students reminded us just how powerful children’s thinking can be. Here are some of their thoughtful, imaginative questions:

How big was the Argentinosaurus?

Before the extinction, did dinosaurs ever feel earthquakes?

What would happen if dinosaurs still existed today?

Is it possible that some dinosaurs didn’t die from the asteroid?

Could plants become extinct too? What happens to animals then?

If dinosaurs were so big, did they even fit inside a cave?

These questions are exactly why inquiry matters, they spark deeper thinking and open doors to new discoveries.

Our Escape Room Provocation: Unlocking the Past
To build excitement for our extinction and conservation unit, we launched our adventure with a classroom Escape Room Provocation. Students worked together to solve puzzles, read clues, compare fossil images, and collaborate as real thinkers and communicators. Every lock they opened revealed a new part of the mystery:
Something happened to the dinosaurs… but what?
They decoded secret messages, analysed fossils, categorized animals by their conservation status, and used teamwork to “escape” and uncover the final answer. This experience set the perfect tone for the unit, full of wonder, collaboration, and scientific imagination.
Enjoy our picture evidence below!