1. Question Mapping How to create a question map Adapted by Sarah Neil, ESF

2. The Question Matrix EventSituationChoicePersonReasonMeans 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? ImaginationWhat might? Where / When might? Which might?Who might?Why might?How might?

3. Drawing a question map 1. Write your topic in the central box 2. 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 ones 4. Add words to the arrows so that they make a statement 5. Write question starters above each statement 6. Do you need to add a ‘Do all?’ 7. Highlight the questions you don’t know.

4. 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 Connector Word Question starters Who What When Where How Why Question map

5. 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. Jewellery Resistant material Shiny Mining Conductor is Comes from Is a good Is a Can be veryIs often used for Question starters Who What When Where How Why

6. Write your focus here Architecture Write key terms related to the topic here And here Creativity 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!

7. Question Filtering What do we do with all these questions?

8. How to choose your question 1. Cross out any question that doesn’t interest you 2. Cross out any question you thoroughly know the answer to already 3. 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