Examples of Inquiry Questions

Examples of Inquiry Questions

Examples of Appropriate Research Question

1. Which is more likely, soil temperature will be cooler than the minimum temperature or that soil temperature will be warmer than the maximum temperature

Why This Question is Appropriate

It has an answer

It has complete data to support the question

Data from multiple sites to answer the question

Is interesting to relate to bud burst or seeds sprouting

Trainer FYI: You can use this same methodology for hydrology water temperature

2. Which season has the greatest temperature range

Why This Question is Appropriate

It has an answer, but not obvious

One variable

Lots of data

We can create a testable hypothesis

It is a question that can be asked for a specific site or can be generalized for a region

E.g. you can look at continents, elevation ranges, etc.

FYI: It does require a lot of manual data crunching

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3. Do high elevations have greater temperature range than low elevations

Why This Question is Appropriate

It is interesting

It is has an answer

You can find data

You can use it at a local