No question is a silly question! Vsauce is a website that investigates strange questions. Founder and science educator, Michael Stevens, explains the value of the such questions to an audience and demonstrates by working through the answer to the question, "How much does a video weigh?" Intriguing! Show this clip as an introduction to science during the first week of school or as an anticipatory presentation to begin the science fair process. Make sure to take a look at some of the gripping questions on the Vsauce website as well!

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Pros

• Encourages science learners to ask questions
• Stimulates discussion
• Comprehension questions and links to related material

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.6.7 RI.7.7 RI.8.7 SL.6.3 SL.7.3 SL.8.3 SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.3 RST.6-8.9