I have used inquiry based learning in my classroom when I had my students recreate a scenes out of the story, "The House on Mango Street." I put the students into groups and they each had a chapter that they were assigned to design with any manipulatives that they chose. I gave the students some choices on what they could choose to use as manipualtives; for instance they could use a shoe box and place their manipualtives inside the box or they could create their own book by drawing out their scene of the story with explanations.
Currently, I am using inquiry based learning in our computer class by trying to create a website and a blog. This is something that is challenging because we are given the information and the tools on how to create a website and then we are to create this site using our own creativity and knowledge. This assignment is challenging and exciting because we are learning and discovering things on our own.
I would use historical thinking in my classroom by having the students learn about geography using a blank map of the world and having the students place the correct contents inside the map. This activity will help students to see and recall where information is placed on the map.