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”?