Examples of Essential Questions
- Does music create culture, or vice versa?
- How is math an art form?
- Is life always balanced?
- Is fair always equal? Is equal always fair?
- What does it mean to be human?
- Because we can, should we?
- Who is an American?
- How can learning about other cultures teach us about our own?
- What does Dr. Seuss have to say to adults?
- Why are so many US teens homeless?
- How does engine design affect performance?
- How do humans learn language?
- How has [country’s] history and culture shaped its gastronomy?
- What can current politicians learn from previous leaders?
- Who benefits from adopting a shelter dog?
- What are the needs of a depressed high school student?
- How does a leader maximize the effectiveness of a group?
- Where is the line between art and craft?
- What lies at the end of the quest for beauty?
- Does nature or nuture affect human development more?
- What makes a robot effective?
- What is true/truth?
- Do the ends justify the means?
- Is there a silent spring in our future?
- What makes video games fun to play?
- How does a mother’s behavior impact her fetus?
- What is our impact on the world?
- What does it mean to be “Army Strong”?
- Is anything ever really “carbon neutral”?
