Case 4 of 20 · Questioning & Curiosity
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🔎 Case Brief #4
👫 You and your friend disagree about something.
🎯 Your mission
Take the risk and try.
⚡ The twist
If you had one more question, what would it be?
What you'll learn · 1 of 3
🧠 Reporters use six powerful questions to understand any event: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Master these and you can investigate anything.
Understanding who what where when why how is one of the building blocks of strong thinking.
What you'll learn · 2 of 3
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: Who what where when why how
Think about this
👫 You and your friend disagree about something. How can who what where when why how help you figure out who's right — or if you're BOTH a little right?
How a thinker does it
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👀 What Do I See?
Look at the problem about who what where when why how. 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 who what where when why how
- 2Apply questioning & curiosity in real situations
- 3Build habits of questioning & curiosity
Words to know
- Curious
- Wanting to find out about things
- Question
- Something you ask to learn more
Solve the case · 1 of 3
Case 1
1 of 3What is the main idea of who what where when why how?
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: Grown-ups use questioning curiosity every day in their jobs. The practice you're doing now builds skills that last a lifetime!
💬 Talk about it
- Can you explain who what where when why how 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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