Questions make the world work Developed by Amy Provano Media Specialist, Mt. Bethel Elementary School Used with permission
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Questions make the world workDeveloped by Amy Provano
Media Specialist, Mt. Bethel Elementary School
Used with permission
We ask questions to ….
• Learn about the past• Imagine the future• Solve a problem
Where would we be if no one had ever asked …….
• Can a man walk on the moon?• Is there a way that computers could talk to
each other?• Could we use our TV/computer to play games?
Those questions have all been answered!
Neil ArmstrongInternet
Video Games
Some questions have easy answers
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
Closed Questions Red-light Questions
• Easy-to-find answers• Usually only one answer• Can be answered with yes
or no• Can be answered with a
single fact• As soon as you answer
you are done!
Closed Questions Red-light Questions
Examples:• What time is lunch?• Where did I put my coat?• Is it raining right now?• Who is President of USA?
Closed Questions Red-light Questions
Sentences that usually begin with:• What• Where• When
But when all you ask are red-light questions,you STOP yourself from being curious about the world!
Open-ended questionsGreen-light Questions
• Not so easy to answer• Cannot be answered with
a couple of words• Are much more interesting!• Can take awhile to explain• Answers are made up of
more then one piece of information
Most important thinking requires one of these three Green-Light Questions
HowWhy Which
Why?This question requires analysis of cause-and-effect
During the 1920s why was baseball called America’s Pastime?
How?This question is the basis for problem-solving and the inventor’s favorite question.
How will technology impact baseball?
Which one?This question requires thoughtful decision making.
Which events in baseball history impacted laws in the United States?
Open-ended questionsGreen-light Questions
When you get one piece of Information you keep going!
This is where questioning turns into RESEARCH!
Independent Study Methods
• Historical Study• Action Study• Experimental Study• Correlation Study
Historical Study
Asking questions that can be answered looking at the past or history of the topic
Historical Study Sources of Information?
Primary Sources
Original documents, objects, and other items that were created at the time being studied and that come directly from witnesses to the event or historical period
Secondary Sources
An account or record of the past created after an event or historical event
Start with an encyclopedia!
Find out the who, what, when, and where!
Tips for using encyclopediaPre-search before you research!
• Use section headings to skim for facts• Find keywords you can use when you research
with books, web sites or experts• Look for references or external links from
online encyclopedias
Historical Study Sources of Information
• Old documents• Photographs• Magazines• Newspapers• Internet• Books• Films• Historians• Eyewitness accounts
World Wide Web – Tsunami of Information
Bing
Evaluating Sources
Who is the author of the source?
NetTrekker
CVL
WebPathExpress
Taking Notes
Paraphrase - state information again in different words
Citation – giving credit to the source of a fact, quote, or other information
Works Cited page at the end of your research report or presentation
Taking Notes
Independent Study Methods
• Historical Study• Action Study• Experimental Study• Correlation Study
Action Study
• Ask a question that can be answered by looking at an improvement to solve a problem
• Identify a problem to be solved
Experimental Study
• Ask a question that requires you to look at one thing that may be changing while you try to control other things
• Identify independent and dependent variables
Correlation Study
• Ask a question that requires you to compare one thing with another thing using numbers
• Select samples that represent the general population
• Collecting Data
People keep doing research all their lives!
Doctor ScientistJudge/Lawyer
Weatherman TV Reporter Businessman
Your Independent Study TopicHistorical Study
Asking questions that can be answered looking at the past or history of the topic
Your topic must be interesting to you!
Form green-light questions about your topic
Presentation must have a technology component
Check grammar and punctuation
No Plagiarism!
Works Cited
• Fontichiaro, Kristin, and Emily Johnson. Knowing What to Ask: Forming Great Research Questions. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Cherry Lake Publishing, 2013. Print.
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