Essential+Questions

=LMSD Essential Questions=

Essential Questions help us steer student learning, getting them to think critically about the world around them. They are not answered. They are invented! Essential Questions touch on matters that are important.

To learn more about essential questions, go to the [|LMSD Essential Question Eboard]. Here are some sample questions. Enjoy!

Reading

 * Must a story have a moral, heroes, and villians?
 * Must a story have a beginning, a middle, or an end?
 * Why do we read?

Writing

 * Why do we write?

Mathematics
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 * What would life be like without numbers?
 * How do patterns affect our lives?
 * How would our lives be different if we couldn’t tell time?

Science
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 * Is gravity a fact or theory?
 * How do simple machines help us in daily life?
 * What is the difference between a human and an
 * How does weather affect our lives?
 * Do people influence weather changes?

Social Studies
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 * Is US history a history of progress?
 * When is a law unjust?
 * What is a community?
 * How can studying the lives of others help us to understand them and ourselves better?