Teaching Children Science: A Project-Based Approach, 2/e

Joe Krajcik, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Charlene Czerniak, University of Toledo
Carl Berger, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

What Is a Driving Question?

EVALUATING VARIOUS QUESTIONS

>Materials Needed:

Listed here are several questions. Evaluate whether the questions can serve as driving questions. Are the questions feasible, worthwhile, meaningful, ethical, contextualized, and sustainable? Be sure to state your reasons.
Contrast your answers with those of another person in your class. Try to come to a consensus.
Keep this list in your portfolio.


1		What is gravity?



2		Why do I need to wear a bicycle helmet?



3		Why does my water taste bad?



4		What is matter?



5		What foods are good for me to eat?



6		Do all apples have the same number of seeds?



7		How can I run faster?



8		How good is the soil in my playground or yard for growing plants?



9		Why do only the weeds grow in the cracks of the sidewalk?



10		What kind of leaves are these?



11		Why is too much junk food bad for me?



12		Why is it colder in the winter and warmer in the summer?

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