Higher Level Questions

Importance of higher level questions Understand material at a deeper level Provides topics to discuss and think about Is retained in memory longer

Lower level questions Usually are who, what, when, where questions Ask you to complete, count, match, name, define, observe, recite, describe, list, identify, recall Can be looked up

Higher level questions why questions ask you to imagine, plan, judge, predict, invent, speculate You need to think to answer the question

Practice Name the elements that make up water. What is the definition of a rectangle? Imagine you were in the main character’s position. How would you act? Recite the Preamble to the Constitution. What happened to the litmus paper when inserted in the liquid? Create an invention that uses at least three types of simple machines.

Practice continued Analyze the character’s intention in the scene. Arrange the following numbers in order from smallest to largest… Make a plan to complete your science fair project

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