Cosmos Magazine - Issue 33 - Edith Cowan University
Cosmos Magazine - Issue 33 - Edith Cowan University
Cosmos Magazine - Issue 33 - Edith Cowan University
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<strong>Cosmos</strong> teaCher’s notes<br />
issue <strong>33</strong><br />
appendix d<br />
questIon BuILDIng<br />
Design your own questions around biodiversity using this question building scaffold. Each question should start with a<br />
word from Step 1 and a second word from Step 2. When you have asked a few questions, share them with the class and see<br />
how many you can answer.<br />
the four step questIon BuILDer<br />
Step 1 – choose one of the following words for each question<br />
What<br />
When<br />
Why<br />
Which<br />
Who<br />
how<br />
Step 2 – choose one of the following words to add to your selection from step 1<br />
is/are/do (for a question in the present)<br />
did/was (for a question in the past)<br />
would/could/can (for a question about possibility)<br />
might (for a question about prediction)<br />
Step 3 – write your four different biodiversity questions in the spaces below<br />
1.<br />
2.<br />
3.<br />
4.<br />
Step 4<br />
have a go at answering your own questions or swap with a friend. You can present your responses in any format you wish.<br />
here are some ideas: a powerpoint presentation, a poem, a report, a letter, a lecture, a mindmap or a classroom discussion.<br />
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