question webs

Question webs are a way for students to focus on a specific question or topic. I plan to use question webs with my students for social studies. We are starting to learn about the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the three branches of government. My students will get in small groups and be responsible for coming up with their own question to research. We will do the question webs after we have studied the topic a little bit. I want to do the question webs after we have discussed the topics somewhat so the students will be able to come up with high-level questions. But, I don't want to discuss the material so much that my students have enough answers already. I will have some research questions available in case some groups are having difficulty coming up with questions on their own. The questions can't be too thin, because students will still need to do enough research on their question. I'll make sure to approve the student group questions before they begin their research. After student groups do their research, students will present their findings to the rest of the class.