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Doing Science and Asking Questions II: An Exercise That Generates Questions

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Catherine Hurt Middlecamp

Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI 53706

Anne-Marie L. Nickel

Physics and Chemistry Department, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI 53202

J. Chem. Educ., 2005, 82 (8), p 1181

DOI: 10.1021/ed082p1181

Publication Date (Web): August 1, 2005

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History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

Given the importance of questions in science, it is critical that students learn to ask questions as well as learning to answer them. This paper describes a classroom exercise to help students better ask their own questions. It has been classroom-tested in multiple formats and has also been used for curriculum development workshops for faculty. This exercise in creating questions can be easily customized to suit different instructional contexts; some variations are outlined. More broadly, this paper also discusses the pedagogical significance of questioning, raising four salient points: (1) learners are more likely to have a personal interest in the questions they raise; (2) questions can serve as entry points for issues relating to ethnicity and gender; (3) questions give control to the person who asks them; and (4) questions can challenge existing structures, categories, and norms.

Keywords (Audience):

Elementary / Middle School Science

Keywords (Domain):

Curriculum

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Collaborative / Cooperative Learning

Keywords (Subject):

Enrichment / Review Materials

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