choosing a new driving question
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Choosing a New Driving Question for your Interest
Project
Superior Driving Questions…
• are thoughtful• are different from any other interest project
you have done• are specific• are about something that you’re really, Really,
REALLY interested in learning about
Superior Driving Questions…
• might need to be answered by interviewing an expert– What do lawyers do in court? -->Ask a lawyer by
calling, writing an email or letter
Superior Driving Questions…
• might teach you something that you can show or demonstrate to the class
Superior Driving Questions…
• might ask how something is made– How are Jelly Belly’s different flavors made?– How do earthquakes happen?– Who designs shopping malls?
Superior Driving Questions…
• Ask why or how…– How do batteries work?– Why do people need eyeglasses?– How do light bulbs work?
Superior Driving Questions…
• might ask what someone does– What do interior designers do?– How does a sports reporter do his/her job?
Superior Driving Questions…
• might compare two things– What is the same & different about Van Gogh’s
and Matisse’s artwork?
Superior Driving Questions…
• could be a science project– What environments do plants grow best in?– How do you make an electromagnet?
Choose your SUPERIOR driving question carefully!
• Think about what question will be one that you will be most interested in answering.
• Then, write down the ideas that you talk about with your parents.