Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Questioning

Give examples of 3 questions you have asked in the last year.
Give examples of 3 questions your students have asked in the last year.
Reply to 3 different posts and classify the levels of their teacher and student questions as content, unit or essential questions.  Give reasons for each classification.

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  1. T1. How does the water cycle affect us?
    T2. What is hibernation?
    T3. Does the moon create its own light?

    S1. What is a cycle?
    S2. What animals hibernate?
    S3. Why does the moon shine?

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  2. 3 Questions I have asked my students:

    1. What do you want to choose as a career
    2. how will this science fair project help you in choosing your career
    3. What have you learnt from your science fair project.

    3 questions students asked me

    1. Why do we have to do a science fair project
    2.What is Ornithology
    3. how different is mammalian physiology different from Anatomy and physiology and eco-physiology.

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  3. 1. Could you explain to me why everything in the universe is in motion?

    2. Why is it important to know your genetic heritage?

    3. How would your life be different if your body was able to convert sunlight to food?

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  4. 1. How are plants and animal cells different?
    2. What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?
    3. How does catastrophic events effect the planet?

    Students:
    1. Why do Tsunamis happen?
    2. Will a Earthquake happen in Texas?
    3. Why cannot eat or chew gum in the science lab?

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  5. Questions I have asked

    1.How does gravity affect things on Earth and outer space?
    2.How do you know that a substance has gone through a physical change of matter?
    3.Explain the importance of the Sun to Earth.

    Questions Students have asked

    1.How does this affect me?
    2.Why is the Sun so important?
    3.Would having less gravity be better?

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  6. Teacher Questions:
    1. Explain Bernoulli’s principle as it applies to the wing of an airplane.

    2. Provide evidence that continental drift has occurred on planet Earth.

    3. Differentiate biotic and abiotic factors in the estuary ecosystem.

    Student Questions:
    1.How do tsunamis occur?

    2.How do people “get” diabetes?

    3. Why does the salty water and ice mixture go below zero and still stay liquid?

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  8. Questions I have asked this year:
    1. How do insulators protect you in your life?
    2. How is energy used to cook food?
    3. What happens when matter is heated and cooled?

    Questions students have asked this year:
    1. How does energy change forms?
    2. How is electric energy formed?
    3. What is force?

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  9. Teacher:
    Can you identify what your hypothesis is?
    Can you explain your restults of your experiment?
    What are the parts of the flower?

    Studnets:
    What is the differnce between solid and liquids?
    What is the biggest mountain in the world?
    What is the lowest level in the world?

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  11. 3 Questions I have asked are:
    1. If you were a tour guide for the cell, how would you describe each organalle and its purpose in relation to a factory?
    2. How has the atomic model theory changed over the years? Is the planetary model the correct one?
    3. What is the difference between a hypothesis and a theory?

    3 Questions my students have asked are:
    1. What is the difference between speed and velocity?
    2. Doesn't evolution go against God?
    3. Why do I need to learn science?

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  12. @ Susie:
    1.How does gravity affect things on Earth and outer space? - Essential
    2.How do you know that a substance has gone through a physical change of matter? - Content
    3.Explain the importance of the Sun to Earth.- Unit

    1.How does this affect me? - Essential
    2.Why is the Sun so important? - Content
    3.Would having less gravity be better? - Essential

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  13. Teacher Questions:
    1.) Plants make energy using sunlight. What is this process called?

    2.) What are 3 major differences between Mitosis and Meiosis?

    3.) What is the percentage of energy lost as you move up the food pyramid? ie: from producer to primary to secondary consumers?

    Student Questions:
    1.) How does the BP oil spill affect wildlife?

    2.) How do hurricanes develop?

    3.) Why do plants have water droplets on the leaves in the morning?

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  14. T1: Why is it important to follow the safety rules?
    T2: Why must we do the experiment three times?
    T3: What is the biggest source of energy that affects our lives everyday?


    S1: Why do I have to use goggles?
    S2: What do you mean by limitations?
    S3: Why does the moon look different every night? (Why is it in a different spot or not there?

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  15. I asked my students:
    Was your hypothesis correct?
    How do you know that a lizard is a reptile?
    What would happen if there was no gravitational force?

    My students asked:

    Why does it get hotter as the day goes by?
    Do sharks need to sleep?
    How come polar bears don't freeze?

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  16. T1. Can you show me the thorax
    T2. Explain the water cycle
    T3. Tell what your doing

    S1. What is evaporation?
    S2. Is a spider an insect?
    S3. Are all bugs insects?

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  17. @Melissa xoxo

    T1. How does the water cycle affect us? (C)
    T2. What is hibernation? (C)
    T3. Does the moon create its own light? (C)

    S1. What is a cycle? (E)
    S2. What animals hibernate? (C)
    S3. Why does the moon shine? (C)

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  18. @ Melissa
    All of your teacher questions were content based , and your student questions were essential content based.

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  19. Questions I have asked my students:
    1. What are the two components or parts of an ecosystem?
    2.where do we use observation skills?
    3. When we consider other energy resources is it important to consider its impact on the environment and if we do what type of impacts do we look at?

    Questions my students have asked:
    1. Why is it important to find other energy resources?
    2. Why can't we chew gum in the lab?
    3. How much energy could an atom being split give us?

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  20. @ Michael:
    1. How do insulators protect you in your life? - content
    2. How is energy used to cook food? - content
    3. What happens when matter is heated and cooled?- unit

    1. How does energy change forms? - content
    2. How is electric energy formed? - content
    3. What is force? - content

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  21. Kyle & Tania
    T1. Why is Pluto not a Planet?
    T2. What is the boiling point of water?
    T3. What are the 3 states of Matter?

    S1.What happens when you heat a liquid?
    S2.What is condensation?
    S3.Can you see the new moon?

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  22. @ Michael
    All of your teacher questions were content based and your student questions were essential content based.

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  23. Tania- All three questions are content questions.

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  24. What is the chemical formula for sodium chloride?
    Differentiate between unsatuarated and saturated solutions in terms of solute and solvent.
    What happens during an alpha decay of U-239?


    Student
    What is a subscript?
    What kind of waves do we use to communicate in space stations?
    Is there a difference between pH and pOH?

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  25. Tania all 3 questions are content.

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  26. Tania,
    All 3 questions are content questions

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  27. @moalmanzar
    All of your teacher questions and student questions were essential content based.

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  28. @ Melissa
    T1. How does the water cycle affect us? content
    T2. What is hibernation? content
    T3. Does the moon create its own light? content

    S1. What is a cycle? content
    S2. What animals hibernate? content
    S3. Why does the moon shine? content

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  29. @ Atinesh

    All your questions are Content based on both Teacher based and Student Based!!

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  30. @ Melissa-
    T1. How does the water cycle affect us? Content
    T2. What is hibernation? Content
    T3. Does the moon create its own light? Content

    S1. What is a cycle? Essential
    S2. What animals hibernate? Content
    S3. Why does the moon shine? Content

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  31. Michael
    All of your questions are content based and your student questions too

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  32. @Tania and Kyle:
    T1. Why is Pluto not a Planet? - C
    T2. What is the boiling point of water? - C
    T3. What are the 3 states of Matter? - C

    S1.What happens when you heat a liquid? - U
    S2.What is condensation? -C
    S3.Can you see the new moon? - E

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  33. Michael you have all content questions.

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  34. Hi!!!Rama
    question 1 essential
    question 2 essential
    question 3 content

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  35. To Susie:

    1.How does gravity affect things on Earth and outer space? (Essential)
    2.How do you know that a substance has gone through a physical change of matter? (Unit)
    3.Explain the importance of the Sun to Earth. (Content)

    Questions Students have asked

    1.How does this affect me? (Essential)
    2.Why is the Sun so important? (Content)
    3.Would having less gravity be better? (Essential)

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  36. Questions I have asked my students:

    Give me some ways you as a person help conserve energy?
    Have any of you ever seen examples of fossils?
    Describe the niche that you live in?

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  37. Melissa:
    T1. How does the water cycle affect us? essential
    T2. What is hibernation?content
    T3. Does the moon create its own light? essential

    S1. What is a cycle? essential
    S2. What animals hibernate? content
    S3. Why does the moon shine? content

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  38. karry - all are content questions

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  39. @ Susie
    Teacher 1.How does gravity affect things on Earth and outer space? - Essential
    Teacher 2.How do you know that a substance has gone through a physical change of matter? - Content
    Teacher 3.Explain the importance of the Sun to Earth.- Unit

    Student 1.How does this affect me? - Essential
    Student 2.Why is the Sun so important? - Content
    Student 3.Would having less gravity be better? - Essential

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  40. I didn't teach Science this year so my questions were based on Language Arts.

    1. How did the character feel at the beginning of the story?(content)
    2. What do you predict will happen next?(unit)
    3. What was the problem and the solution of the story?(content)

    Students asked:
    1. What does predict mean?(content)
    2. How do I know what the main idea of the story is?(content)
    3. How do I figure out what a word means?(content)

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  41. To Atinesh

    What is the chemical formula for sodium chloride?(Unit)
    Differentiate between unsatuarated and saturated solutions in terms of solute and solvent. (Unit)
    What happens during an alpha decay of U-239? (Unit)


    Student
    What is a subscript? (Content)
    What kind of waves do we use to communicate in space stations? (Unit)
    Is there a difference between pH and pOH? (Unit)

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  42. Questions I asked:
    1. What causes the seasons to occur? (unit)
    2. What is the difference between revolve and rotate? (content)
    3. How do rocks such as the jetties along the beach help with erosion? (unit)

    Questions my students have asked:
    1. Why do the leaves change color with different seasons? (unit)
    2. How did erosion create the Grand Canyon? (unit)
    3. Do whales sleep? (content)

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  43. Melissa I think your questions are mostly content.

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  44. @ Michael
    1. How do insulators protect you in your life? content
    2. How is energy used to cook food? content
    3. What happens when matter is heated and cooled? unit

    1. How does energy change forms? content
    2. How is electric energy formed? content
    3. What is force? - content

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  45. Questions I asked my students:
    What are prokaryotes?
    What are eukaryotes?
    Are virus cellular organisms?

    Questions my students asked me:
    What is the function of the nucleus?
    What is the function of DNA?
    How do viruses survive?

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  46. T1: Who can name the nine planets? Content
    T2: What two planet are near Earth? Unit
    T3: Can we go leave in another planet? Essential

    S1: Why do I need to know all the names? Content
    S2: Can you go over the life cycle, I didn't get it? Unit
    S3: Why do I need to learn to save the Earth? Essential

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  47. Marty!!! These are content questions. I like them!!!!

    T1: Why is it important to follow the safety rules?
    T2: Why must we do the experiment three times?
    T3: What is the biggest source of energy that affects our lives everyday?


    S1: Why do I have to use goggles?
    S2: What do you mean by limitations?
    S3: Why does the moon look different every night? (Why is it in a different spot or not there?

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  48. T1. What is a scientist?
    T2. What is a living and nonliving organism.
    T3. What are science tools?

    S1. Who can be a scientist?
    S2. What is an offspring?
    S3. What is a beaker for?

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  49. To Marty
    T1: Why is it important to follow the safety rules? (Content)
    T2: Why must we do the experiment three times? (Content)
    T3: What is the biggest source of energy that affects our lives everyday? (Content)


    S1: Why do I have to use goggles? (Content)
    S2: What do you mean by limitations? (Content)
    S3: Why does the moon look different every night? (Why is it in a different spot or not there? (Unit)

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  50. @ Ray
    Q1: Essential
    Q2: Unit
    Q3: Essential

    SQ1: Essential
    SQ2: Unit
    SQ3: Unit

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  51. @Atinesh
    What is the chemical formula for sodium chloride? content
    Differentiate between unsatuarated and saturated solutions in terms of solute and solvent. content
    What happens during an alpha decay of U-239? content


    Student
    What is a subscript?content
    What kind of waves do we use to communicate in space stations?content
    Is there a difference between pH and pOH? content

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  52. Questions that my students have asked me?

    Are fossil fules being made RIGHT now?

    How is it that people in different places can see the moon at the same time?

    Have scientist ever found dinosaur poop?

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  53. @ ezamteacheer
    Give me some ways you as a person help conserve energy? C
    Have any of you ever seen examples of fossils? C
    Describe the niche that you live in? E

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  54. Questions I have asked...
    1. What effects would we experience if the sun were to disappear?
    2. How does the water cycle help sustain life on Earth?
    3. Describe how an oil spill effects an aquatic habitat.


    Questions students have asked:

    1. What is a producer?
    2. How do I work the balance?
    3. What makes water freeze?

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  55. Micheal: They are all content questions.
    Michael said...

    Questions I have asked this year:
    1. How do insulators protect you in your life?
    2. How is energy used to cook food?
    3. What happens when matter is heated and cooled?

    Questions students have asked this year:
    1. How does energy change forms?
    2. How is electric energy formed?
    3. What is force?

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  56. @ Cesar

    Questions I asked my students:
    What are prokaryotes?--> Content/Essential
    What are eukaryotes?---> Content/Essential
    Are virus cellular organisms?--> Content/Essential

    Questions my students asked me:
    What is the function of the nucleus?--> Content
    What is the function of DNA?--> Content
    How do viruses survive?--> Content

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  57. Marty
    T1: Why is it important to follow the safety rules? C
    T2: Why must we do the experiment three times?C
    T3: What is the biggest source of energy that affects our lives everyday? C


    S1: Why do I have to use goggles? C
    S2: What do you mean by limitations? C
    S3: Why does the moon look different every night? (Why is it in a different spot or not there? C

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  58. @Kary
    Your first two questions seem to be content and your third question unit.

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  59. Questions I asked:
    1. Explain the processes involved in the rock cycle.
    2. How does El Nino occur?
    3. Is the soda geyser an example of chemical or physical change? Why?

    Student questions:
    1. Why do volcanoes erupt?
    2. Why do fish die during El Nino?
    3. What is the soda made of?

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  60. @ Cesar

    Your questions are content.

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  61. WBrant
    we think your questions are all essential.
    CMC, MS

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  62. @Kerry
    1. How are plants and animal cells different? unit
    2. What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?content
    3. How does catastrophic events effect the planet? unit

    Students:
    1. Why do Tsunamis happen?content
    2. Will a Earthquake happen in Texas?essential
    3. Why cannot eat or chew gum in the science lab? essential

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  63. Student:
    1. Why do I have to know about the periodic table?
    2. What is an atom?
    3. Why does the shape of the moon change?

    Teacher:
    1. What are some elements in the peiodic table that are found in our body?
    2. Compare and contrast a food chain and food web.
    3. Why is it imporatnt to know about genetics?

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  64. @ Melissa
    T1. How does the water cycle affect us? C
    T2. What is hibernation? C
    T3. Does the moon create its own light? C

    S1. What is a cycle? E
    S2. What animals hibernate? C
    S3. Why does the moon shine? C

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  65. TO AMY:

    Amy said...
    Questions I have asked my students:
    1. What are the two components or parts of an ecosystem? (C)
    2.where do we use observation skills? (E)
    3. When we consider other energy resources is it important to consider its impact on the environment and if we do what type of impacts do we look at? (C/E)

    Questions my students have asked:
    1. Why is it important to find other energy resources? (E)
    2. Why can't we chew gum in the lab? (C/E)
    3. How much energy could an atom being split give us? (C)

    June 8, 2011 8:33 AM

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  66. T1: Why are lab reports important or essential in Science?
    T2: Why are trails important in labs?
    T3: What can we do to solve the energy crisis are nation is facing?

    S1: What is photosynthesis?
    S2: What are some branches in Science?
    S3: What can we do to help our environment?

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  67. Jennifer - most of the questions are both content and essential

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  68. T1-What are the roots of a plant facing down?
    T2-What are the 3 things a plant needs to live?
    T3-Who takes care of plants?

    S1-Why do plants follow the sunshine?
    S2-How do some plants live when they are not being taken care of?
    S3-For how long do plants live?

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