At the end of this activity, students should be better able to (select as many as apply):
ask open ended questions
pay attention
Divide the class into groups of 5 to 6.
One group member from each group should stand up.
Give one standing student a crushed piece of paper to act as a ball.
They should ask a question related to the topic starting with the word ‘why’.
Once they have asked their question, they should throw the ‘ball’ to any other standing player who also has to ask a ‘why’ question related to the topic. Keep going until any student takes more than 5 seconds to think of a question, the question asked does not start with ‘why’, or the question asked is not related to the content. All players still standing get 5 points.
Repeat the activity with new group members standing.
Keep going for about 10 minutes.
Now give the groups 5 minutes to try to remember as many of the questions asked as possible, write them down, and answer them.
Award points for correctly remembered questions and correctly answered questions.
20 MINUTES
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Students are trained to answer questions rather than ask them. And if they do ask questions, they are more used to asking objective questions. Having to ask ‘why’ questions without necessarily answering them encourages them to think about the questions themselves, thus allowing them to practice asking open ended questions. Recalling the questions asked, especially when under stress, is a good way for them to practise paying attention to what others are saying at times when we are most likely to be focusing on ourselves
Divide the class into groups of 5 to 6.
One group member from each group should stand up.
Give one standing student a crushed piece of paper to act as a ball.
They should ask a question related to the topic starting with the word ‘why’.
Once they have asked their question, they should throw the ‘ball’ to any other standing player who also has to ask a ‘why’ question related to the topic. Keep going until any student takes more than 5 seconds to think of a question, the question asked does not start with ‘why’, or the question asked is not related to the content. All players still standing get 5 points.
Repeat the activity with new group members standing.
Keep going for about 10 minutes.
Now give the groups 5 minutes to try to remember as many of the questions asked as possible, write them down, and answer them.
Award points for correctly remembered questions and correctly answered questions.
None
Students are trained to answer questions rather than ask them. And if they do ask questions, they are more used to asking objective questions. Having to ask ‘why’ questions without necessarily answering them encourages them to think about the questions themselves, thus allowing them to practice asking open ended questions. Recalling the questions asked, especially when under stress, is a good way for them to practise paying attention to what others are saying at times when we are most likely to be focusing on ourselves
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