1. The document discusses several summer inquiry projects conducted by a family, including planning a lobster dinner and building a shed at their campground. 2. It provides an example of a student's inquiry process around planning and participating in a sandcastle building contest over the summer. 3. The document outlines the key phases of an inquiry process - planning, retrieving, processing, creating, sharing, and evaluating - and discusses how long the student spent in each phase of planning for the sandcastle contest.