Today in all science classes we did an activity designed to train minds to produce and analyze questions. This question formation process is one we will do many times through out the school year. If you want to try it out, here is the prompt we based our questions on from the 5th period "cool" science class:
"The kitchen is a laboratory, and everything that happens there has to do with science"
The rules:
1. Write down as many questions as you can.
2. Do not stop to discuss, judge, or answer your questions
3. Write down questions exactly as stated.
4. Turn all statements into questions
This works really well if you set a timer- I gave the students 30 minutes, but you could try it in 5 minutes, or 10 if you don't have as much time.
Why is the ability to ask questions so important? Ask your student- they should be able to tell you!
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