Questions, questions??

Scientists ask a lot of questions. This game involve asking a lot of questions to quess the identify of mystery object from among group of very similiar objects.

Materials:
None

Doing it:
1. Choose a particular object from the nearby surroundings --- a specific tree, a chair. a mark on the wall. The idea is to choose something of which there are many, so people arer forced to carefully distinguish between similar object.

2. Tell everyone that you're thinking of an object. You may or may not want to give a clue. Invite people to ask question in order to figure out the mystery object. But, you can answer only "yes" or "no".

3.As people narrow down the possiblities, let them know that they'll have to ask precise questions to get the exact object. If everyone is stumped, give a general clue.

4.The first person to run and touch the object, or pick it up, wins the game.


Story behind the game
i. Developing observational and questioning skills is important in science.

ii. Scientists are peole who are curious. They want to know about the things around them.

iii. Scietists are always asking quetions and trying to answer them. Science is what scientists use to answer questions.

iv. Sometimes finding a good question is hard --- a weak question can point you to a wrong answer. This activity encourages asking strong questions that will quickly zero in on a mystery object.

v. What kinds of questions do you wonder about? Things close to you -- like why you yawn when someone else yawns? Things about long ago -- like what happened to dinosaurs? Things about far away --- like whether there is life on other planets? Or do you wonder about questions themselves -- and whether scietists have all the answer?