A few questions in Science that are on the minds of Compass Middle School students.

Inquiry or the desire to do, know or understand is the principal motivating force behind all learning.  A recent assignment involved each student identifying 20 science-related questions that they would really like to know the answers to.  Below is a small sampling of this extraordinary list of questions.

Why don't we feel the earth turning?

How do rainbows work?

Why do onions make us cry?

Where do ocean waves come from?

Are bubbles spherical?  If so, why?

What makes metal?

How does electricity make a fan spin?

How does sound come out of a speaker?

Can a candle stay lit in a space ship without gravity?

What is the cause of the sound of thunder?

How and why do we see color?

Is there a formula for randomness?

Can animals communicate cross species?

Why is the ocean salty?

How does magnetism work?

What would happen if the earth stopped spinning?

Why is gravity different on different planets?

What is flame?

Why are people who get struck by lightening more likely to get struck again?

Why do some molecules change shape in different conditions?

Why is the earth’s core hot?

If you hit a ball of silly putty with a hammer it does not flatten, why not?

How does an airfoil work?

What creates gravity?

How does a radio receive programs?

How does a CD hold music?

Why are sunsets orange?

How are tides formed?

How does rust form?

How are we able to see?

Why does friction create heat?

When I see orange do I actually see the same color that you see or do we all see colors differently but each of us learns the same name for them all?