Good+Questions

Examples of good questions for elementary students using what, where, how, which and why.
1. How does Tomie DePaola's personal life help him think of ideas for his stories? 2. Where do we find symmetry in our everyday life? 3. How does knowing the differences between healthy and unhealthy foods help us to make choices for healthy snacks? 4. How is my culture similar to or different from other cultures?
 * Grade 1**

1. Did the family in Rabbit Hill really need to plant so many vegetables in order to take care of the animals? (Rabbit Hill) 2. What is the relationship between work and money? 3.  How does an animal's habitat affect its survival?   4. Why are symbols important to Americans and how do they represent America?
 * Grade 2 **

1. How do I get a young reader hooked on a book? (Hooked on books) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does using the Design Process and building a model help you understand the type of bridge that will hold the most weight? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does the destruction of the world's rainforests affect our everyday lives? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. Why was Egypt the gift of the Nile and what impact, if any, did that culture have on ours?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grade 3 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;">How does Shel Silverstein use elements of poetry to enhance the meaning of his works? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;">2. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does building a model help you understand the real world? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Which affects the health of everyone who lives in Alaska more - water or air pollution? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. How did the natural habitat help to shape the political, economic, and social characteristics of Alaska's native people?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grade 4 **

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;">1. What information about an author would encourage a family to attend an author luncheon? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;">2. How can your knowledge of geometry and physics help you create a safer playground? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Which force has the most impact in reshaping the surface of the earth? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. Is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Paul Revere's Ride" historically accurate? What //really// happened on the "midnight ride"?
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grade 5 **

//The examples were found on the Elementary School Research Models from the Baltimore County Public Schools web site.//

"Elementary Research Models." //Baltimore County Public Schools//. Baltimore County Public Schools, 2011. Web. 10 Oct. 2011. <http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/elem.html>.