In last week's activity (202), hopefully you started to identify a Hypothesis and the root causes of an issue in your community. In this activity, we’re going to use the root cause of your issue, and frame it into a question. Framing is like putting a frame around a picture. It means adding a scope to something, or narrowing something down so that it is specific and realistic. Once you have done that, you can start using this week's SM step!

To frame your project and to ensure that it is specific and realistic, we are going to develop a “How Might We” question. A “How Might We” question will specifically and realistically describe a problem you want to address.

  1. Start with “How Might We”, (e.g. use robotics/coding to address pollution)?
  2. Tackle a specific issue, (e.g. tackle a SPECIFIC type of pollution)
  3. Target a specific audience, (e.g. spreading awareness among Teenagers or Adults or Factory Workers)
  4. Focus on a city or region. (e.g. in Damietta, Egypt or Seattle, Washington)

Example of a complete "How Might We" Question:

How might we provide youth and children in Washington DC more access to information on the impact of littering?

Discussion:

Practice forming a how might we question to frame your project (or your experiment). After posting your how might we question below, read through the questions your peers asked, and first reply if you have any clarifying questions that help narrow down the focus and explain specifically what the project addresses. Then leave at least 2 replies with any ideas on how an issue your peer shared may be addressed. This is also the time where you might start seeing room for collaboration with others as their project ideas might be related to yours.