“Key questions to unlock the secrets of the universe! J”
Use the following question stems to help you create a solid, interesting research question that will require you to use reasoned judgment to answer it
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· Structure |
· What does it look like? · What are its parts? · How does it all fit together?
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· Function |
· How does it work? · What does it do?
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· Connection |
· How does it relate to? · How is it similar to /different from…? · What is this like? · Why does this matter? · What lessons can be learned from this?
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· Causation |
· What caused this? · What factors led to… · What happened as a result of… · How did something lead to something else?
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· Change |
· How has this changed? · How has this changed something else? · What is different because of this?
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· Perspectives |
· What does this look like from another point-of-view?
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· Responsibility |
· Who was responsible for? · Who should be given credit for? · Who is to blame for? · Where does the fault lie?
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· Supposition |
· How would this be different if…? · How could this be done differently?
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· Definition |
· What does it mean? · What is its opposite?
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