📚 Part 1: Quick Check

1. What does it mean to be curious?

Wanting to learn new things

Staying quiet and never asking

Being mean to others

2. Which is a curious question?

How do birds fly?

What is my favorite color?

Do I have to clean my room?

3. Check all that show how curiosity leads to discovery:

Asking "why" or "how"

Exploring and trying things

Copying without thinking

Making new ideas from questions

4. Who used curiosity to change the world?

Marie Curie

Thomas Edison

A movie character

✏️ Part 2: Think & Match

5. Match each person with what they are known for:

A. Marie Curie

B. Thomas Edison

C. Ada Lovelace

D. Neil Armstrong

1. First person to walk on the moon

2. Helped create ideas for computers

3. Studied radioactivity and helped science

4. Invented devices like the light bulb

6. Write one sentence: I am curious about ______ because ______.

7. Sentence starter support (use if you need it):

I am curious about ___________

This could help because ___________

8. In your group, draw your curiosity question and one idea for how it could change the world. Be ready to explain it in class.

9. After your drawing, write 1–2 words that describe how your idea could help the world:

Criteria	1 (Needs Improvement)	2 (Satisfactory)	3 (Good)	4 (Excellent)
Questioning	Rarely asks questions	Asks some questions	Asks relevant questions	Consistently asks insightful questions
Exploration	Limited exploration of ideas	Some exploration of ideas	Explores ideas effectively	Thorough exploration of ideas
Idea Creation	Struggles to create ideas	Creates basic ideas	Creates interesting ideas	Creates innovative and impactful ideas
Collaboration	Rarely collaborates with others	Collaborates occasionally	Collaborates well with others	Leads collaboration effectively