Case 14 of 20 · Questioning & Curiosity

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🔎 Case Brief #14

📖 You're reading a story and the character needs to use self-awareness in questioning.

🎯 Your mission

Take the risk and try.

⚡ The twist

Ask the question nobody else is asking.

What you'll learn · 1 of 3

🧠 What kind of questioner are you? Do you ask about facts? Feelings? Causes? Possibilities? Understanding your questioning style helps you expand it.

Understanding self-awareness in questioning is one of the building blocks of strong thinking.

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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! It's totally okay to be wrong — that's how we learn.

4. Check: did it work?

What you'll learn · 3 of 3

If not, try something else!

You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!

Key idea: Self-awareness in questioning

Think about this

📖 You're reading a story and the character needs to use self-awareness in questioning. What advice would you give them?

How a thinker does it

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👀 What Do I See?
Look at the problem about self-awareness in questioning. 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 self-awareness in questioning
2Apply questioning & curiosity in real situations
3Build habits of questioning & curiosity

Words to know

Wonder: Thinking 'how?' or 'why?'
Curious: Wanting to find out about things

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Case 1

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What is the main idea of self-awareness in questioning?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Case 2

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How can you apply questioning & curiosity in daily life?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Case 3

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Good critical thinkers always:

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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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 self-awareness in questioning 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?”

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