Case 12 of 20 · Questioning & Curiosity

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Question the Question

🔎Case Brief #12

👫 You and your friend disagree about something.

🎯 Your mission

Find the truth.

⚡ The twist

Assume the obvious answer is wrong — now what?

What You'll Learn

🧠 Sometimes the question ITSELF is the problem. 'Is this dog mean or nice?' assumes only two options. 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? If not, try something else! You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!

Key Concept: Meta-questioning

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Think About This

👫 You and your friend disagree about something. How can meta-questioning help you figure out who's right — or if you're BOTH a little right?

Thinking Steps

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👀 What Do I See?

Look at the problem about meta-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!

Key Points

Master meta-questioning

Apply questioning & curiosity in real situations

Build habits of questioning & curiosity

Key Vocabulary

Question

Something you ask to learn more

Curious

Wanting to find out about things

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Why This Matters in Real Life

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

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

1Can you explain meta-questioning to a friend using your own words?
2What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
3Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!

Solve the Case

Case 1

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What is the main idea of meta-questioning?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Ask 5 'why' questions in a row about something you see.

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For the dinner table

“What's one question you wish you knew the answer to?”

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