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Questions about C3 Questions

Questions about C3 Questions. Compelling Questions. Address problems and issues found in and across the disciplines; Require students to apply to disciplinary concepts and skills; Require students to construct and argument; Compelling questions emerge from students’ curiosities;

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Questions about C3 Questions

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  1. Questions about C3 Questions

  2. Compelling Questions • Address problems and issues found in and across the disciplines; • Require students to apply to disciplinary concepts and skills; • Require students to construct and argument; • Compelling questions emerge from students’ curiosities; • Grounded in curriculum and content.

  3. Questions for compelling questions. • Will the question get under kids’ skin? • Is it interesting? • Is there a way to engage students in this question? • Is the question full of curricular jargon? Is the question vague or obtuse? • Is there bias? Is there room for argument? Kathy Swan, Ph.D. Associate Professor, University of Kentucky

  4. CompellingversusEssential

  5. Supporting Questions • Contribute to understanding of compelling question; • Focuses on descriptions, definitions, and processes; • General agreement in the field; • Require students to construct an explanation; • Grounded in curriculum and content.

  6. Supporting Questions Examples • Compelling Question: • What path should the transcontinental pipeline take? • Supporting Question: • What are the five largest sources of oil for U.S. Markets?

  7. Supporting Questions Examples • Compelling Question: • Was the American Revolution Revolutionary? • Supporting Question: • What were the regulations placed on the colonists under the Townsend Acts?

  8. Supporting Questions Examples • Compelling Question: • Should our community grow? • Supporting Question: • Who are community helpers?

  9. Points of Emphasis

  10. *Students particularly before middle school, will need considerable guidance and support from adults to construct questions that are suitable for inquiry.

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