What is an Essential Question? Question Sort

*Use this list of ten questions to have students do an essential question sort. Which questions allow for more thought and discussion, or even debate? Which ones can be answers with minimal research or discussion?

An example of how to use different question starters to provoke deeper questioning and learning!

How individual, team, and/or whole class will reflect during/at end of project

Journal/Learning Log: Students will keep a Blog or website weekly at the end of 10% Time

Focus Group: Students will reflect on their process in support groups (which may stay the same over the 20 weeks)

Whole-class Discussion Fishbowl: These will be used for problem solving or idea generation opportunities

Discussion: Daily discussions with peers about their process

Tadpole Tank: At least one time throughout the process students will create a pitch about their project idea to peers and at least one adult during a smaller version of “Shark Tank”

Survey/Forms: To get a gauge of where they are as far as progress towards their goal, students complete surveys/Google Forms along the way.

Other: FlipGrid Responses with QR Codes!

This Google Form can be used, OR if students are using blogs or websites to curate their information, reflections can be completed there.

Here are example questions.

Mrs. Medenica's Sample Ten % Time Website