Tag Archives: Teacher questions

SCIENCE Before reading: Why are Wilbur and Orville Wright famous? What skills are important when you do science experiments? During reading: Who participated in the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge? Why did all of the challenges have a flight-related theme? …

SCIENCE Before reading: What kinds of technology imitate reality in some way? Why might someone want to imitate a classroom? Name some things that often distract you from your schoolwork. Are there others that help you concentrate? During reading: What …

SCIENCE Before reading: What are the three main parts of an atom? What are some examples of matter? What is the Big Bang theory? During reading: What is antimatter? What is the difference between an electron and a proton? How …

SCIENCE Before reading: In your experience, how do young children learn to count? Other than in math class, where do you use math skills? If you have a pet, do you think that it can tell which of two groups …

SCIENCE Before reading: When do we actually get to see electricity? What are the most important things we power with electricity? What would you miss the most if your electric power were to fail? During reading: What’s in the Bakken …

SCIENCE Before reading: What clues would you look for to try to show that dinosaurs are related to birds? Who do you think weighs more, you or a velociraptor? Which dinosaur do you think grows at the fastest rate? During …

SCIENCE Before reading: What kind of animal is a gecko? If you could walk on ceilings, what sorts of places would you want to visit? During reading: What is a possible benefit of the research being done on how geckos …

SCIENCE Before reading: When you decide to buy new sneakers, what are the most important features you look for? Why are basketball sneakers usually made of leather? What would you do to prepare to run a marathon? During reading: How …

SCIENCE Before reading: How do you catch the flu? Where does it come from? Why do we usually get chickenpox only once in a lifetime? During reading: What are some of the main building blocks of cells? Which ones are …

SCIENCE Before reading: If you were inventing a plaything to get young children interested in science, what sort of toy or game would it be? How would you go about creating and testing it? Think of the most enthusiastic science …