Each question is listed with potential clarification in parenthesis. You will only share the question with
the students.
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How many bones in the human body? (baby vs. adult)
Where is the biggest football stadium? (college vs high school vs pro)
What is the distance to the moon? (from where, which moon)
What determines eye color? (in humans)
What is the largest dog breed? (in weight vs height)
What is unique about mercury? (element vs planet [no uppercase M])
What is the smallest mammal? (there are two the bumblebee bat and the Etruscan
shrew - one is by weight the other is by length)
In each instance, she asked her students to come to her with clarifying questions. They had to respond
with:
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What ways do you need to refine this search?
Which site(s) do you think are the most reliable?
Why?
How confident are you in your answers?
She gave pairs of students one question. Please share your thoughts if you try this with your students.
Thanks to Jill Spellman Holy Trinity School Westfield for sharing these ideas.