One Question
Each student writes the one question they most want answered — then the class picks one to discuss.
Surfaces genuine curiosity — the questions students actually have, not the ones they think they should have.
Instructions
Students write one genuine question they have about the topic on a slip of paper — something they actually want to know, not something they think sounds smart. Collect them. Read them all aloud. The class votes on the one they most want to discuss. Discuss it for 10 minutes with no teacher input.
Classroom timer
12:00
Best used when
At the start or middle of a unit to redirect teaching toward what students actually wonder about.
Variation
Students answer each other's questions in writing first, then compare answers aloud.
Time
12 min
Noise
Medium
Prep
Light
How did it go?
Quick evaluation — helps you find what works again.