no simple or single right answer
addressed through reason rather than opinion/belief
unique, often counterintuitive or controversial
answers through problem solving (not found, but invented)
generate new questions
addresses fundamental issues
addresses interdisciplinary concepts, central to greater understanding
Developing an essential question.... |
||
|
Who? |
Substitution |
Who else…? Who might…? |
|
What? |
Predict (hypothesis posed) Modify/Magnify/Minimize Eliminate/Reverse/Alternative |
What if…? |
|
When? |
Compare and Contrast |
Which one…? |
|
Why? |
Cause and Effect |
Why do things happen the way they do? |
|
How? |
Propose Solution |
|
|
Which? |
Evidence-based Decision |
|
|
Should? |
Moral/Ethical/Practical reasoning |
|
