Questions
“How come when the brain is littler it seems like it has more imagination?”
“How come the brain remembers some things and doesn’t remember others?”
“How come some brains when they get older it seems like they think they can’t do as many things as when they are littler and it seems like they think they can’t run through the sprinkler and stuff like that?”
“I want to learn about EVERYTHING!”
“Is there any life on Mars?”
“I would like to learn about how the things that happen in your body affect your personality/action”
Rationale
Scientists ask questions to explore the unknown.
Activity
Materials: Post-its and pens
Get pupils thinking more creatively by asking the following two questions to discuss in groups and write on post-it notes to contribute to a collage of ideas.
Ask pupils to discuss the following questions:
- What would you really like to learn about?
- What do you think we will never fully understand?
Generate a buzz of thoughts and independent thinking. All you need are post-its and imagination! Zoom in and take a look at the mind-boggling and curious questions….
Ask questions: be free and fearless
Feel raw enthusiasm for learning with the smallest of tasks: asking questions.
Looking through post-its written by students ages 7-20 and beyond, a continued pattern for space and the brain is expressed at all ages.
Advances have been made in our understanding of outer space to the inner space of our mind – why doesn’t the science curriculum reflect our interest in the brain more?
As Sherrington suggested we need to develop the best attitude to what is yet known. Should we not be teaching more about topics which provoke questions and reflect our natural curiosity?
Embracing the unknown sparks the imagination and recognises science is about what we don’t yet know.
