e.p.a. research questions are open ended. e.p.a. sub questions are closed ended
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E.P.A. Research Questions
ARE OPEN ENDED
E.P.A. sub questions
ARE CLOSED ENDED
Open ended vs Closed ended
Closed
• Can be answered only one way or with one list of answers
Open
• Can be given to an entire class and each person could answer differently depending on what they focused on to research and how they synthesized the information.
Open ended …HOW
• How do kids help improve their communities?
• How did using the atomic bomb affect the outcome of World War II?
• How does the CIA compare to the FBI?
• How can the space shuttle disaster help us learn about building better spacecraft?
Open ended…Why
• Why do athletes that use steroids become ineligible for breaking records?
• Why did immigrants go to Ellis Island?
• Why does a tsunami form after an earthquake?
Open ended …Should
• Should teenagers be allowed to have cosmetic surgery?
Open ended …What Can I Do
• What can I do to help the homeless people living on city streets?
E.P.A. Research Question
• How do…• How did…• How does…• How can…
• Why do…• Why did…• Why does…
•Should...
•What can I do…
E.P.A. Sub-Questions
• Who
• What
• Where
• When
• Why