Question

How would a scientist be creative when posing questions? Select all that apply.

He would break big problems into smaller ideas and create questions.

He would place small problems into larger ideas and create questions.

He would look at a problem in new ways and come up with new questions.

He would ask “What if” questions.

He would pose questions in traditional ways.

Answer 1

Answers: 1, 2, 3, 4.

- Breaking big problems into smaller ideas (1) helps generate focused, testable questions.
- Placing small problems into larger ideas (2) finds new connections and broader questions.
- Looking at a problem in new ways (3) produces novel hypotheses.
- Asking “What if” questions (4) encourages imaginative, exploratory experiments.

Posing questions in strictly traditional ways (5) is not typically creative.