Since my topic is now robotics, I still had to think of a Main Inquiry Question. I thought it would be much easier than magnetism. But when I really started thinking about it with Mrs.Edwards, it was harder than I thought. It was way easier than magnetism, though. It took only about 10 minuets of talking, or less, where magnetism took days. I finally came up with,“How are robots being used to explore underwater and in space?” After I finished my main inquiry question, it felt like a weight was lifted of my shoulders. Now I didn’t have to worry about my main inquiry question. But then it was my sub questions. I thought a sub question was a side question that had nothing to do with the inquiry question. But I was way off. Sub questions are smaller questions that help you answer the inquiry. We took a lesson on how to think of a sub question, and I kind of knew what I was going to write. … When I looked back at my sub questions, there was no way I was going to get it approved. So thought about it again. … I thought these questions would be good enough. I checked with Ms.Vogel and she said it was good. I was definitely happy to hear that. If you want to see them, here they are:
- What are the advantages of using robots vs humans for underwater and space exploration?
- What are the disadvantages of using robots vs humans for underwater and space exploration?
- How are robots used for underwater and space exploration?
- What are current places robots are exploring underwater and in space?
- Which would be more helpful to the world, Underwater exploration, or space exploration?
- What are future possibilities for the use of robots to explore new territory?