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Case 8 of 20 ยท Questioning & Curiosity

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Powerful vs Weak Questions

Powerful vs Weak Questions
๐Ÿ”ŽCase Brief #8

๐Ÿฆด Why don't fish have legs.

๐ŸŽฏ Your mission

Learn it, then use it.

โšก The twist

Ask the question nobody else is asking.

What You'll Learn

๐Ÿ”ญ Let's Think & Play! Touch your head โ€” that's where your brain lives! ๐Ÿง  Today's adventure: question quality! Here's what we'll do: ๐Ÿ–๏ธ LOOK at the fun activity below ๐Ÿค” THINK about what you see ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ TALK about your ideas with someone โœ๏ธ TRY the challenge โ€” there are no wrong answers! Remember: Thinking is like a muscle. Every time you try, your brain gets STRONGER! ๐Ÿ’ช Let's go! โฌ‡๏ธ

Key Concept: Question quality

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Think About This

๐Ÿฆด Why don't fish have legs? What would happen if they did? Draw a fish with legs!

Thinking Steps

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๐Ÿ‘€ Discover!

Look at the activity. What's interesting? What stands out?

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๐Ÿค” Wonder!

Ask yourself: WHY is it like that? What do I think?

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โœ‹ Try It!

Pick your answer or try the challenge. Be brave!

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โญ Share!

Tell a friend or grown-up what you figured out!

Key Points

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Master question quality

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Apply questioning & curiosity in real situations

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Build habits of questioning & curiosity

Key Vocabulary

Wonder

Thinking about how or why something works

Curious

Wanting to learn about something

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Why This Matters in Real Life

Every time you ask 'Why?' you're being a scientist! Keep asking โ€” it's how you learn about the whole world! ๐Ÿ”ญ

Talk About It

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

  • 1Can you teach a stuffed animal about question quality? They're a great audience! ๐Ÿงธ
  • 2What was tricky? What was easy? Show with your thumbs โ€” up ๐Ÿ‘ or down ๐Ÿ‘Ž!
  • 3Draw your favorite thing from today's lesson and put it on the fridge! ๐ŸŽจ

Solve the Case

Case 1

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How do flowers smell nice?

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Write down one question you can't answer yet.

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For the dinner table

โ€œWhat's one question you wish you knew the answer to?โ€

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