Why do chestnuts grow on trees?
Why do some pinecones fall in the spring, but some fall in the fall?
We were ready to find answers to our questions. It took some patience, especially when we didn’t quickly find what we were looking for. Some of us had better success by changing the order of our key words. But the question “why do chestnuts have a prickly outer shell (also known as burrs)?” was a tricky one, so we asked for help from some experts at Science World and are looking forward to hearing their response. Although the internet is a valuable tool, we may not always quickly find what we’re looking for in the beginning. That’s when patience and perseverance come in handy! We will be using inquiry throughout the year so we will have many opportunities to build our skills.
- deep-thinking
- specific
- makes sense
- we don’t already know the answer