Ask+Compelling+Question

=**__Ask Compelling Question:__**=

The definition of COMPELLING:

 * Evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.
 * Not able to be refuted; inspiring conviction.

3 parts of a compelling question:

 * your group is curious and motivated about finding the answer to the question.
 * the question is of social importance (it is not just interesting to you but finding the answer can help others too)
 * the question lines up with the topic your are investigating within your classroom.
 * open-ended questions are encouraged
 * questions that start with "WHY" are always a great place to start.

Compelling questions CAN NOT:

 * be direct question that has a direct answer.
 * be answered with a yes or a no
 * be about things that are impossible to research (are not about things that we do not know about- ie: Do Aliens like warm weather better than cold weather?)

Sample questions other students have used before:
=**__YOUR QUESTION:__**=

Think:

 * medical (1st surgery of some kind)
 * technological (internet, email, telegraph)
 * product creations (light bulb, car, post-its)
 * biochemical/chemistry (antidotes, chemical warfare,
 * discoveries (plutonium, planets, new lands)