Case 7 of 20 · Questioning & Curiosity
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🔎 Case Brief #7
🏠 You're helping at home and you use tracking daily questions to solve a problem.
🎯 Your mission
Run the experiment.
⚡ The twist
Assume the obvious answer is wrong — now what?
What you'll learn · 1 of 3
🧠 Keep a journal of questions that pop into your head.
'Why is the sky blue? How do birds know where to fly? Why do onions make you cry?' Then pick one and research the answer!
What you'll learn · 2 of 3
Understanding tracking daily questions is one of the building blocks of strong thinking.
Here's how to do it:
1. Look carefully at the problem. What do you see?
2. Think about what you already know. Does this remind you of something?
3. Try an answer!
What you'll learn · 3 of 3
It's totally okay to be wrong — that's how we learn.
4. Check: did it work? If not, try something else!
You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!
Key idea: Tracking daily questions
Think about this
🏠 You're helping at home and you use tracking daily questions to solve a problem. What happened? How did you figure it out?
How a thinker does it
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👀 What Do I See?
Look at the problem about tracking daily questions. What do you notice?
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🤔 What Do I Know?
What do you already know that could help? Have you seen something like this before?
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💡 What's My Idea?
Think of an answer. Can you think of a second one too?
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⭐ What Did I Learn?
Check your answer. Was it right? What did you figure out? Tell someone!
Remember
- 1Master tracking daily questions
- 2Apply questioning & curiosity in real situations
- 3Build habits of questioning & curiosity
Words to know
- Wonder
- Thinking 'how?' or 'why?'
- Question
- Something you ask to learn more
Solve the case · 1 of 3
Case 1
1 of 3What is the main idea of tracking daily questions?
Solve the case · 2 of 3
Case 2
2 of 3How can you apply questioning & curiosity in daily life?
Solve the case · 3 of 3
Case 3
3 of 3Good critical thinkers always:
Nice work!
You got 0 of 3 right.
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🌍 Why this matters: People use questioning curiosity skills at home, at school, and at work. Every time you practice, you're getting ready for the future!
💬 Talk about it
- Can you explain tracking daily questions to a friend using your own words?
- What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
- Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!
🏆 Try this week: Write down one question you can't answer yet.
👨👩👧 At dinner: “What's one question you wish you knew the answer to?”
Challenge a friend
Can they solve this case? Share it on IG, TikTok, or WhatsApp.
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