Asking Research Questions

Choose questions a research project can answer, and add follow-up questions.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 73

Welcome to Research Ridge! Research means finding facts to answer a question. It starts with a good question.
Good research questions ask how, why, or what, and they're answered with facts: How far do monarch butterflies travel each fall?
Some questions don't work. Do monarchs have wings? Too quick: yes! Are monarchs the prettiest? That's an opinion. What's my favorite butterfly? That's about you.
When you learn something, ask a follow-up question to dig deeper. Monarchs fly to Mexico! How do they find their way?

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:

3.T.RA.1.a — Generate questions about a self-selected topic of interest to be researched, formulating additional questions to clarify or deepen understanding. (I)