Inquiry Questions

The kids have been thinking about the ways that their bodies work. We tend to take our bodies for granted... simple things like breathing, moving our fingers, blinking, hearing, they just seem to happen! But what makes them happen? What are they connected to? Why do they happen? Why are they important?

Here are the students' inquiry questions:

Why do our feet get tired when we run?
Why does our skin stretch while talking?
Why do we blink our eyes?
How does our body help us to move our fingers?
How do we know how hard, soft or bumpy something is when we feel it?
What happens to our brain when we study?
How do our ear drums work?
How do we dream?
What happens to our skin when we get older?
Why do we lose our skin?
Why do we feel fresh after sleep?
Is your sense related to feelings and why?
Why does our heart beat fast when we run?
When we're sprinting, why does our heart beat faster?
How does our body help us to move our legs to walk?
What happens to our bones when we bend our body?
Why is our heart so important?
Where does the air go when we breathe in, and how does it help our body?
Does our spinal cord help us to sit?