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Flashcard 1: What question best identifies who is affected by a problem in a situation?
Answer: Who is affected by this problem. Understanding who is impacted helps target solutions.
Flashcard 2: What question best identifies where a problem is happening?
Answer: Where does the problem happen. Location helps narrow down where to focus efforts.
Flashcard 3: What question best identifies when a problem happens?
Answer: When does the problem happen. Timing patterns can reveal triggers or causes.
Flashcard 4: What is the best question to learn what is causing a problem in a situation?
Answer: What might be causing the problem. Understanding causes helps create effective solutions.
Flashcard 5: What is the best question to learn why the change is needed in a situation?
Answer: Why is this a problem. This question uncovers the reasons for needing change.
Flashcard 6: What is the best question to learn who is affected by a situation people want to change?
Answer: Who is affected by this problem. Identifies all people impacted by the problem.
Flashcard 7: What is the best question to learn where a problem happens in a situation people want to change?
Answer: Where does the problem happen. Pinpoints the specific location of the problem.
Flashcard 8: What is the best question to learn when a problem happens or how often it occurs?
Answer: When does it happen, and how often. Identifies timing patterns to understand the problem better.
Flashcard 9: Choose the question that asks for a clear measurement: "Is it loud?" or "How loud is it?"
Answer: How loud is it. Specific measurements are better than yes/no questions.
Flashcard 10: Which question focuses on observation instead of opinion: "Is it annoying?" or "What do you see happening?"
Answer: What do you see happening. Observations are factual, while opinions are subjective.
Flashcard 11: Identify the best question to collect data: "Do you like it?" or "How many times does it happen each day?"
Answer: How many times does it happen each day. Numerical data is measurable, unlike personal preferences.
Flashcard 12: Which option is a testable question: "Why is it bad?" or "How much trash is on the playground?"
Answer: How much trash is on the playground. Measurable questions allow data collection, unlike opinions.
Flashcard 13: What is the best question to learn what tools or materials are available to help solve a problem?
Answer: What materials or tools can we use. Identifies resources available for creating solutions.
Flashcard 14: What is an observation question you can ask to learn about a problem?
Answer: What do I see, hear, smell, or feel. Uses senses to gather direct information.
Flashcard 15: Which option is a testable question: "Which surface is less slippery?" or "Why is it bad?"?
Answer: "Which surface is less slippery?". Testable questions can be answered by experiments.
Flashcard 16: Which question best avoids blaming people and stays scientific: "What caused it?" or "Who messed up?"?
Answer: "What caused it?". Focuses on causes, not blame.
Flashcard 17: What question helps you compare two possible changes to a situation fairly?
Answer: What is the same and different about each option. Compares features to choose best option.
Flashcard 18: Which question best finds the cause of a problem: "Why is this happening?" or "What is your favorite?"?
Answer: "Why is this happening?". Seeks reasons behind the problem.
Flashcard 19: What question helps you learn who is affected by a problem in a place like a school or park?
Answer: Who is affected by this problem. Identifies people impacted by the situation.
Flashcard 20: What question helps you learn where the problem happens most often?
Answer: Where does the problem happen. Locates specific areas where issues occur.
Flashcard 21: What question helps you learn when a problem happens, such as during recess or after rain?
Answer: When does the problem happen. Identifies timing patterns of the problem.
Flashcard 22: Which question best helps you learn how big the problem is: "How often?" or "What color?"?
Answer: "How often?". Frequency shows problem severity and scale.
Flashcard 23: What question helps you identify the materials or tools available to help solve the problem?
Answer: What materials or tools do we have. Lists resources for potential solutions.
Flashcard 24: Which question best checks safety before changing a situation: "Is it safe?" or "Is it funny?"?
Answer: "Is it safe?". Safety must be checked before any changes.
Flashcard 25: Which question best gathers evidence: "What do we observe?" or "What do we wish?"?
Answer: "What do we observe?". Observations provide factual evidence.
Flashcard 26: Which question best helps you compare before and after a change: 'What was it like before?' or 'Who is nicer?'
Answer: What was it like before. Comparison helps measure the impact of changes.
Flashcard 27: Which question best helps you learn about limits on a solution: 'What resources do we have?' or 'What is my color?'
Answer: What resources do we have. Available resources shape realistic solutions.
Flashcard 28: Identify the best question to make a vague problem clearer: 'What exactly is not working?' or 'Why is it annoying?'
Answer: What exactly is not working. Specific details lead to targeted solutions.
Flashcard 29: Which question best avoids guessing and helps you learn from others: 'What do you notice?' or 'I think it is broken, right?'
Answer: What do you notice. Open questions gather facts without bias.
Flashcard 30: What is the main purpose of asking questions about a situation people want to change?
Answer: To learn what the problem is and what change is needed. Questions help us understand both the current problem and desired outcome.