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Logic & Puzzles · Grade 6

Ask a Worthwhile Question

Every good investigation starts with a good question. Learners tell researchable questions from ones that are not, use open and closed questions for different jobs, recognize statistical questions that expect answers to vary, and narrow or broaden a question until it fits the time and evidence they have. Examples come from a school garden club, a city skate park plan and a science-fair idea. They finish by writing a question proposal.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 110 minutes
  • Question check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, match pairs, put in order, sort into groups, arrange tiles and true or false
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What learners will discover

  • Tell a researchable question (answerable with evidence, specific, worth asking) from one that is not.
  • Tell open questions from closed questions and choose the right kind for the job.
  • Recognize a statistical question as one that expects variety in the answers and plans to account for it.
  • Narrow or broaden a question to a scope that fits the available time, people and evidence.

Lessons

  1. What makes a question researchable? 5 steps2 practiceabout 25 min
  2. Open and closed questions 5 steps3 practiceabout 25 min
  3. Statistical questions 5 steps3 practiceabout 25 min
  4. Find the right size 5 steps3 practiceabout 30 min
  5. Question check 9 questions at the end

Keep exploring

Games to practice with

  • Find OllyOlly is hiding! Spot him with clues about where things are.
  • Logic HotelCheck every guest into the right room using clues like "right above" and "between".
  • SwitchworksFlip switches to light the lamps in the target pattern — in as few presses as you can.

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