Driven by curiosity to pose scientific questions, in order to make sense of your observations

What if, together with the content, the intent of the task was to develop students who think, work and process like scientists and….
…are driven by their curiosity to pose scientific questions, in order to make sense of their observations
In designing your task a technique you might try:
Provide an intriguing phenomena, cartoon, provocation letter, or perplexing video and ask, “What questions do you have?”
"What if..."
For example:
Cool animation of making the moon : Lots of STEM applications (16 min.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8LRxIANzQs

This memo was never sent. What does it make you think? What questions do you have?
http://www.lettersofnote.com/…/in-event-of-moon-disaster.ht…

The time machine (2002) : The moon breaking down scene (2 min.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSs6eKmTCDY

What do you see in this cartoon? What questions do you have?
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/shoot_moon
"What if we could breathe air on the moon, how might that change our lives?"

Through providing compelling and perplexing science phenomena we stimulate curiosity and imagination. Using scientific inquiry, students pose the questions; they are doing the thinking and come up with ideas to investigate. Through using an inquiry approach we provide opportunities for students to make decisions, be innovative and apply their ideas. Students construct their own understanding between what they notice and make meaning of their prior knowledge.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8LRxIANzQs