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Asking Deep Questions
Questions can move you to deeper and deeper levels of thinking on Benjamin Bloom’s taxonomy of thought. The chart below begins with questions that seek simple facts and ends with those that seek deep realities and possibilities.
Levels of Thinking | One Student’s Questions |
To remember, ask about facts.
| DNA Replication Who/what is involved in DNA replication? What is DNA replication? Where does DNA replication occur? When/how often does it occur? |
To understand, ask about meaning.
| DNA Sequencing Why does DNA form a double helix? What does DNA sequencing mean for biological inheritance? How is DNA sequencing used in forensic science? |
To apply, ask how to use ideas.
| Forensic Science What DNA testing technique could I use to simulate a crime-scene investigation? How can I simulate a crime-scene investigation using forensic DNA analysis? |
To analyze, ask about the parts.
| Heredity What are dominant and recessive genes? How do dominant and recessive genes relate to heredity? Why do dominant genes mask recessive genes? What is the purpose of genes? |
To evaluate, ask about quality.
| Forensic Science Of what value is DNA fingerprinting? Will DNA fingerprinting solve more crimes? Could it be improved? Would other forensic techniques complement DNA fingerprinting? |
To create, ask about making something.
| DNA/Forensics/Heredity What can I make with this information? How can I combine/arrange it to produce a unique report/presentation/video/invention? |