Question Mapping How to create a question map

Question Mapping How to create a question map Adapted by Sarah Neil, ESF

The Question Matrix Event What is? Present Situation Where / When is? Choice Person Reason Means Which did? Who is? Why is? How is? Past What did? Where / When did? Which did? Who did? Why did? How did? Possibility What can? Where / When can? Which can? Who can? Why can? How can? Probability What would? Where / When would? Which would? Who would? Why would? How would? Prediction What will? Where / When will? Which will? Who will? Why will? How will? Imagination What might? Where / When might? Which might? Who might? Why might? How might?

Drawing a question map 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Write your topic in the central box Write key terms related to the topic in the boxes around the central box (from your tuning in) Draw arrows from the central box to the outside ones Add words to the arrows so that they make a statement Write question starters above each statement Do you need to add a ‘Do all? ’ Highlight the questions you don’t know.

Question map Using the question starters, type your question. Type word or statement about the topic here Question starters Who What When Where How Why Type Connector Word Using the question starters, type your question. Type word or statement about the topic here Type Connector Word Type word or statement about the topic here Using the question starters, type your question.

Who discovered that it is resistant? Resistant material Is a Question starters Who What When Where How Why What is the most expensive piece of gold jewellery? Why is gold so expensive? Expensive. Jewellery Is often used for Can be very Gold Is a good is Shiny Comes from Mining Why is gold shiny? Conductor What does it conduct? Where are the gold mines?

Who particularly? Does it always? Congratulations you have finished question mapping! Write key terms related to the topic here Creativity And here Innovation Architecture leads to innovation Write your focus here Architecture Add words to the arrows so they become a sentence Something else And here Something else Add questions around the outside

Question Filtering What do we do with all these questions?

How to choose your question 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Cross out any question that doesn’t interest you Cross out any question you thoroughly know the answer to already Cross out any question with a very simple answer (less than a paragraph) Cross out any question that is not researchable (save those for later!) Can you boost your questions by using a synonym? Choose one of the remaining questions