Staff+Meeting+Questions

Here are the staff meeting questions grouped in topics, if you have an opinion please add a comment (if you are not sure how look at 'Using the Wiki' page

Would these be valid inquiry questions?

**Tom Jones**
What is 'ironic' about Henry Fielding's novel 'Tom Jones'?

How has Tom Jones influenced pop music over the past 40 years?

What is the secret to Tom Jones success?

**The Moon**
How did NASA defy gravity?

Why do we think the Moon makes us mad?

How did the moon's orbit become eccentric?

The moon as a cultural construct. I was looking at the height and colour of the Moon. I'd like to look at various cultural stories accounting for colour and height of moon.

What are the various theories of the moon's origin and which seems the most valid

Chinese use the phases of the Moon to record the dates, how do they do it?

Why do the Moon and Earth have such gravitational forces towards each other and what are they

Has the Moon been changing over time and how?

What were the genuine motivating factors behind the enormous investment in travelling to the Moon, was it worth it and how?

Evaluate what has been achieved through over fifty years of Moon research. Should such research be carried out in a similar context in the future. What possible gains could emerge from this research?

Discuss the possibilities of a holiday resort on the Moon

Why is the Moon's centre of mass offset from its geometric centre and why is its crust thinner on the nearside.

**Pickling**
Evaluate the pickling of foods with regards to the nutritional value and how it would comply with the heart foundation

Why has the popularity of pickling waxed and waned over the years

What chemical reaction is involved in pickling compared to curing with salt?

Why are there different methods for pickling different products

What would be the best kind of pickle for Jeanette to put in her sandwich

Which pickle would benefit the students of Mahu most

What would the world be like without pickles

How do different methods of pickling veges/fruit/meat affect their shelf life?

What are the advantages of home pickling over commercially produced pickled products?

=What do you think, do we have inquiring minds?=