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Egg-Drop Contest
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Types of
Projects
Choose a Topic
Develop a
Question
Answer the
Question
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at the Fair
Schedule
for Day of Fair
Frequently Asked
Questions
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How
to Develop
a Question
If your child has a topic but
hasn't yet chosen a question to answer, then the ideas on this page
may help. If your child already has a question they have been
wondering about, then this page may help them further develop their
inquiry.
To generate questions about a topic, try going through
this list of question words with your child:
- Who? "Who"
questions may lead to investigations about people and the things
they did. Who did it first, or last? Who did it best,
or most often?
- When? "When"
questions may lead to historical (or pre-historical)
investigations. When was this invented or discovered?
When did it live and die?
- Where?
"Where" questions may be about geography, or about how
things are put together. Where are these things made?
Where did it come from? Where did this part fit within the
whole?
- Why? "Why"
questions are often about cause-and-effect. Why did this
happen (or not happen)? Why is it made this way?
- How? "How"
questions can be about process. How is it put
together? How does it work?
If those words don't help, try some
other question words:
- Which? Which is biggest
or best? Which do people prefer?
- Will? What will happen
in the future? What will happen if something else happens
first?
- How much or how many?
Because some children love numbers....
Remember, questions need
to be narrow enough that they can be answered with a week or two of
investigation.
Go here to
find online resources about inquiry and asking questions.
Once your
child has chosen a question, go here to get
ideas about how to answer it.
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