Questioning

** A Good Question **


 * Is something you don’t already know
 * Is something you actually want to know and think will be of interest to others
 * Is purposeful- there is a reason you or others want to know this.
 * The knowledge from this question could solve a problem or lead to the creation of something new or interesting
 * May not have an answer
 * Makes you and others think or provokes other questions
 * Challenges you to find the answer- the journey this question takes you on is worth taking, a question that requires one google search is not worth your effort.

Your teacher will work with you to develop your question for a successful project and to push you to challenge yourself. Difficult and challenging questions offer more opportunities to improve your research skills but require more persistence to produce something to communicate to others. You will be asked to complete the below questions to have your final inquiry question approved by your teacher. You also need to record your final question in your 'Learning Log' and type it out and display it on the classroom wall. Your teacher will explain where on the wall this should be done.

Questioning My initial ideas about …

Things I am interested in…

Things I have been wondering about…

Why I am interested in this area?

What might be possible if I can answer this question?