{"id":8460,"date":"2022-08-22T14:10:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T08:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-toddlelearn.kinsta.cloud\/docs\/your-guide-to-getting-started-with-the-myp\/part-2-how-are-myp-unit-plans-designed\/statements-of-inquiry\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T17:20:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T11:50:08","slug":"statements-of-inquiry","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/docs\/your-guide-to-getting-started-with-the-myp\/part-2-how-are-myp-unit-plans-designed\/statements-of-inquiry\/","title":{"rendered":"Statements of inquiry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All MYP units have a &#8216;statement of inquiry&#8217; or SOI. This is a meaningful statement that expresses the big idea of the unit, guides student inquiry, and also prompts connections outside of the unit. 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