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  1. 1Eric MazurEric MazurBorn Nov 14, 1954Mazur’s Peer Instruction begins with a conceptual question and an individual vote. Students compare reasons with a neighbor before voting again. What makes the sequence useful is the contrast between the two votes, because disagreement gives the class something to investigate before the explanation…0
  2. 2Derek MullerDerek MullerMuller’s physics education research compared ways to present misconceptions in educational videos. In “How Does a Slinky Fall?” he asks people what they expect to happen when a hanging Slinky is released. Before watching the answer, predict which end moves first and name a detail you would look for…0
  3. 3Katherine PerkinsKatherine PerkinsThe PhET simulations Perkins directs give students a way to try out a specific prediction. Pause with one setting fixed, ask what should change if you move one control, then compare the result with your idea. That is a more useful question to bring to a simulation than simply asking whether you can…0
  4. 4Jane GoodallJane GoodallBorn Apr 3, 1934Roots & Shoots asks young people to observe and map their community before selecting a project. The map offers a way to ask where a problem occurs and who or what uses the same space. It carries the spirit of Goodall’s fieldwork into a setting a group can revisit for a second look.0
  5. 5Carl SaganCarl SaganBorn Nov 9, 1934The Fine Art of Baloney Detection in The Demon-Haunted World gives readers questions to bring to a striking claim. Is there independent confirmation, and what else might explain the same observation? Try asking both before deciding how convincing the first explanation is.0
  6. 6Ainissa RamirezAinissa RamirezThe Alchemy of Us starts with physical things and follows their consequences. Ramirez uses materials science to turn a familiar artifact into a two-way question: what properties made the invention possible, and how did it then change the people using it? That is a practical way to pick a first…0
  7. 7Jocelyn Bell BurnellJocelyn Bell BurnellBorn Jul 15, 1943Bell Burnell’s public talk about the pulsar discovery follows what she did after noticing an unexpected signal. The example gives learners a question to borrow when a graph shows something strange. What would I have to see again to tell a real signal from a stray feature in the recording?0
  8. 8Emily CalandrelliEmily CalandrelliEmily’s Wonder Lab gives young viewers something concrete to test. In the egg-in-a-bottle experiment, the interesting question is what changed inside the bottle. Ask for a prediction before watching it happen, and keep the explanation open until the viewer has had a chance to describe what they saw.0
  9. 9Alan AldaAlan AldaBorn Jan 28, 1936Alda’s Flame Challenge asked scientists to explain a flame in a way a child could understand, and children helped judge the results. That changes who gets to decide whether an answer works. Start with a short question about a familiar thing, then see what remains unclear after the first explanation.0
  10. 10Frank OppenheimerFrank OppenheimerBorn Aug 14, 1912At the Exploratorium, Oppenheimer wanted visitors to develop the habit of asking questions through hands-on encounters. Change a setting, watch what happens, and compare a second try. The museum approach is worth following when a demonstration would otherwise be over by the time someone thinks of…0