"Using the right questions creates powerful, sometimes multiple answers and discussions. Aristotle said that he asked questions in response to other people’s views, while Socrates focused on disciplined questioning to get to the truth of the matter."
Learning to ask good questions is a topic that is often discussed today..but how do we teach students to ask questions, questions that will help them use their higher order thinking skills. This post provides questions you may use with your students to help challenge their thinking. It is split into categories, but many of the questions could be across curriculum areas. The categories listed are:
* Logical questions that focus on mathematics and are split into two categories: collaborative questions for the class and self-reliance questions for individual students.
* Reasoning questions
* Analysis questions
* Connections questions
* Literary questions
* Science and social studies questions.
Below are three of the fifty questions. Click through to the post to find which may work with your students.
* An analysis question - What patterns might lead you to an alternative answer?
* A science and social studies question - What are some of the complexities we should consider?
* A reasoning question - Why do you think this works? Does it always, why?