Open-ended questions, engaging questions

Aligns with learning objectives

Helps initiate and focus the inquiry

Helps capture and communicate the purpose of the project

Helps to guide planning and reframe standards

creates interest and feeling of challenge

Guides the project work

Helps understand the reason behind daily lesson and activities

"What could be done to combat global warming?

• Broad open-ended question
• Lacks specificity requiring focus on particular strategies or solutions

"Should children be vaccinated for COVID-19 ?"

• Moderately open-ended
• Lead to binary responses

"Which school of art has most influenced the world?"

• Unlikely to be open-ended
• Subjective and may be influenced by personal perspective

"How can we help our community understand the health risks of overeating?"

• engaging, moderately open-ended
• Depend on proposed strategies
  -Lack a purpose or "why"

Serve the dual purpose of guiding teacher and students

Reinforce the project's purpose

If the driving question is too challenging or poorly structured, it can lead to disappointment among students

Ss may become frustrated with the lack of guidance and direction, hindering their ability to make progress on the project

Disparities in the level of effort and engagement among team members, creating challenges in collaborative project work

Teachers may find it difficult to assess student work accurately if the inital question was unclear

A poorly constructed question might miss the chance to prompt students to explore important concepts, develop critical skills, or engage in meaningful research