So good to see you again! Today we are really going to get moving with this and you will have a chance to settle on your favorite topic.
Today's To Do List
Today's To Do List
- Watch the Video and Read about Coming Up with a Good Question
- Watch the Innovating video by Kid President
- Reflect on your project ideas and think about which ones might be best for this project. Be sure you can come up with a good driving question for that topic. (You don't have to settle on a topic or a question today though.)
- Find and answer the question "What project idea are you currently most excited about doing?" on Google Classroom. Respond to other students too!
Topic Approval
At this stage you will be narrowing down your ideas to two. Whatever you want to research, it shouldn't be able to be answered with one simple google search. Think of Driving Question that you will be addressing in your research.
How Do I Come Up With a Good Question?
Check out this post from Learning in Hand on Different Types of Questions
Types of QuestionsThere’s an art to developing driving questions, because there isn’t a specific formula you must follow. Though, you can find some examples and structures to help you out. Below are some types of driving questions. Maybe some of these will be the spark that inspires you write your next driving question.
📐 Solve a Problem: There’s a real-world predicament with multiple solutions.
Types of QuestionsThere’s an art to developing driving questions, because there isn’t a specific formula you must follow. Though, you can find some examples and structures to help you out. Below are some types of driving questions. Maybe some of these will be the spark that inspires you write your next driving question.
📐 Solve a Problem: There’s a real-world predicament with multiple solutions.
- How can we stop phantom traffic jams?
- How can we beautify the vacant lot across the street for $200?
- What’s the best way to stop the flu at our school?
- Design a better lunch menu for our school.
- Design a safe and sturdy bridge to replace one in our city.
- How can we teach second graders about helpful insects.
- Create a campaign to teach senior citizens how to use an iPad.
- What do the students at our school need to know about being respectful?
- Create a public service announcement (PSA) that persuades teens to drink more water.
- Drive yourself to define a question and then Prove It to your classmates.
- Convince grocery shoppers to return their shopping carts.
- How can we convince our principal that we should have a party in December?
- What does it mean to read?
- How does conflict lead to change?
- How does math influence art?
- How do writers persuade others?
- How are good and evil depicted in different cultures?
- Should pets be allowed to attend class?
- Why has a woman never been a U.S. president?
- What makes a good astronaut?
- What if Rosa Parks gave up her seat?
- What if the world ran out of oil tomorrow?
- How might your city change if the climate became an average of 10°F warmer?
- What if the USA switched to the metric system?
- You’re a NASA engineer, and you are in charge of building a moon base. What are the ten most important things to include and why?
- Imagine that you are King George. What would you have done differently to keep American part of England?
- You are the CEO of a company that is designing a new social media app. Present a business plan to your investors that explains how your company will make money.
- You’ve been hired to revamp your local shopping mall. Come up with a plan to increase business.
- How would you spend $1,000,000 to help your community?
Take Time to Reflect
Watch the video below.
Now think about which of your passions you can think of a great driving question for. In our next step, you will be narrowing it down to your top two, so spend some time today thinking of which will make the best projects!