Curriculum

Six tracks, one inquiry lab.

The PQK curriculum is a sequence of tracks, not a list of STEM themes. Students learn to find problems, design researchable questions, keep evidence, model knowledge, build tests, and communicate.

Open an inquiry See the tracks

problem framingquestion designevidence habits

Tracks

Enter by the next object, not by the most impressive noun.

Track 01Problem FindingNotice friction in a real setting before inventing a slogan.Track 02Question DesignWrite researchable questions a two-week log could actually test.Track 03Evidence HabitsKeep dated, unit-aware logs that a visiting teacher can inspect.Track 04Knowledge ModelsDraw causes, constraints, and uncertainties that can be revised.Track 05Inquiry BuildsTest the model with a protocol, prototype, or data story.Track 06Showcase CommunicationCarry knowledge to an audience without hiding the misses.

Six tracks, one inquiry trail

PQK Lab converts field friction into a researchable question, inspectable evidence, a revised knowledge model, and communication that can point at the log. Tracks are stations on that trail, not slogans.

Problem finding notices friction in a setting. Question design produces a question that could be embarrassed. Evidence habits date, locate, and unit-check what was observed. Knowledge models name causes, constraints, and uncertainties. Inquiry builds try the model in a short cycle. Showcase communication carries knowledge last.

How to enter

Enter at the station where the trail is stuck. Teams that jump to a showcase title usually still need a live problem. Mentors ask for the trail. They do not seize the build.

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TrackProblem FindingFriction in a real setting.TrackQuestion DesignQuestions a log could embarrass.TrackEvidence HabitsDated, unit-aware notebooks.StandardsLab standardsHonesty, authorship, and critique.