1. Key Concepts
Helping us make our questions more balanced so we can have deeper knowledge.

3. KEY CONCEPTS AND RELATED QUESTIONS
FORM – What is it like?
FUNCTION – How does it work?
CAUSATION – Why is it like it is?
CHANGE – How is it changing?
CONNECTION – How is it connected to other things?
PERSPECTIVE – What are the points of view?
RESPONSIBILITY – What is our responsibility?
REFLECTION – How do we know?

4. FORM – What is it like? How much does it weigh?
What kind of metal is the frame made out of?

5. FUNCTION – How does it work?
How do the pedals make the bike move?
How do you change a bike if there is a flat tire?
How can you check to see if there is enough air in the tires?

6. CAUSATION – Why is it like it is?
Why do bicycles have fenders?
Why don’t bicycles have softer seats?
What would happen if the bicycle had smaller wheels?

7. CHANGE – How is it changing?
Are they making bikes faster than they used to be?
How have bikes changed in the last hundred years?
What did the first bicycle look like?

8. CONNECTION – How is it connected to other things?
How do bikes help your muscles?
Can people make money riding bikes?
How do bikes help the environment?

9. PERSPECTIVE – What are the points of view?
Why doesn’t everybody ride a bike?
Are bike lanes good for everyone, or just bikers?

10. RESPONSIBILITY – What is our responsibility?
Is it illegal to ride a bike without a helmet?
How do you take care of your bike?
My bike is too old to ride. Can I recycle any of the parts?

11. REFLECTION – How do we know? What does it make us think?
How did you learn how to ride a bike?
How do we know if our bike needs a tune up?
What does this bicycle make you think about?

12. Now you try it!