The Australian curriculum has inquiry skills peppered throughout its syllabuses.

The General Capabilities also have a focus on inquiry, in particular the Critical and Creative Thinking Capability.

Where is the spine for these skills?  How can they be taught systematically?

Read these!

• Mandy Lupton's Inquiry Skills in the Australian Curriculum
• Mandy Lupton's analysis of inquiry skills in the Australian Curriculum, 7-10:   A bird's eye view
  
• Karen Bonanno's F-10 Inquiry Skills Scope and Sequence, and F-10 Core Skills and Tools 
• Lee FitzGerald's Alignment of the ISP/Guided Inquiry Design Process with Critical and Creative Thinking General Capability.