Question MappingHow to create a question map

Adapted by Sarah Neil, ESF

The Question MatrixEvent Situation Choice Person Reason Means

Present

What is? Where / When is?

Which did? Who is? Why is? How is?

Past What did? Where / When did?

Which did? Who did? Why did? How did?

Possibility What can? Where / When can?

Which can? Who can? Why can? How can?

Probability What would? Where / When would?

Which would? Who would? Why would? How would?

Prediction What will? Where / When will?

Which will? Who will? Why will? How will?

Imagination What might? Where / When might?

Which might? Who might? Why might? How might?

Drawing a question map1. Write your topic in the central box2. Write key terms related to the topic in the boxes

around the central box (from your tuning in)3. Draw arrows from the central box to the outside

ones4. Add words to the arrows so that they make a

statement5. Write question starters above each statement6. Do you need to add a ‘Do all?’7. Highlight the questions you don’t know.

Using the question starters, type your question.

 

Using the question starters, type your question.

Using the question starters, type your question.

 Using the question starters,

type your question.

 Using the question starters,

type your question.

 Using the question starters, type

your question.

Type topic here

Type word or statement about the topic here

Type word or statement about the

topic here

Type word or statement about the topic here

Type word or statement about the topic here

Type word or statement about the topic here

Type word or statement about the topic here

Type Connector Word Type Connector Word

Type Connector Word

Type Connector Word

Type Connector WordType Connector Word

Questionstarters

WhoWhatWhenWhereHowWhy

Question map

Who discovered that it is resistant?

 

What is the most expensive piece of gold jewellery?

Why is gold so expensive?

Why is gold shiny?  Where are the gold mines?

What does it conduct?

Gold

Expensive.JewelleryResistant material

Shiny Mining Conductor

is Comes from

Is a good

Is a Can be veryIs often used for

Questionstarters

WhoWhatWhenWhereHowWhy

Write your focus hereArchitecture

Write key terms related to the topic

hereAnd here

And hereAnd here

Creativity

Something else Something else

Innovation

Add words to the arrows so they become a sentence

Architecture leads to innovation

Add questions around the outside

Does it always?Who particularly?

Congratulations you have

finished question mapping!

Question Filtering

What do we do with all these questions?

How to choose your question1. Cross out any question that doesn’t

interest you2. Cross out any question you thoroughly

know the answer to already3. Cross out any question with a very simple

answer (less than a paragraph)4. Cross out any question that is not

researchable (save those for later!)5. Can you boost your questions by using a

synonym?6. Choose one of the remaining questions