Inquiry game name
Cyclical analysis

Object or form
A cycle is a series of events that is regularly repeated and cannot reasonably be considered a coincidence. Significant cycles can be used to predict events in the future and point out anomalies. A typical question might be, “What are the short term and long term cycles of CO2 (carbon dioxide) in the atmosphere?”

Rules
1. The overall time must be long enough to consider several cycles.
2. The highs and lows of a cycle should be clearly defined.
3. The cycle pattern must be identifiable.
4. The cycle pattern must be significant.

Moves
1. Set the overall time length.
2. Revise the overall time length.
3. Add a cycle.
4. Revise a cycle.
5. Identify the pattern.
6. Verify the significance.

Levels
1. Overall time
2. Cycles
3. Pattern