Developing Inquiry Questions with Students

 

Topic of Inquiry:____________________________

 

Bloomıs Taxonomy

Key Words

Question Example

Your Questions

Knowledge

define, label, list, name, when

When did Columbus sail to America?

 

Comprehension

Explain, summarize, estimate, paraphrase

Why Columbus wanted to sail to America?

 

Application

Change, demonstrate, predict

If you were making a comparable trip today, what would you bring?

 

Analysis

Diagram, outline, take apart

Divide Columbusı life into several parts.  How did you divide it and why did you divide it that way?

 

Synthesis

Infer, predict, formulate, extend

In what way are the events in Columbusı life similar to those of other explorers?

 

Evaluation

Choose, interpret, critique

Some say that Columbus was a hero.  Others disagree.  What evidence is there to support these views?

 

 

 

What resources have you already secured?