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What if (change in event)? What would have happened differently in 1775 and 1776 if the British
had repealed the Stamp Act?
What would you think if
(change in historical data)?
What would you think about the justifiability of the American
Revolution if the British had offered the colonists 5 seats in
Parliament?
How does a new piece of data
change your interpretation?
How does this testimony [have students read eyewitness testimony]
affect what you think about who fired the first shot at Lexington
Green?
Apply historical case #1 to a
current situation.
We have studied the processes of the demise of communism in the
Soviet Union and eastern Europe. Apply what you’ve learned about
these countries to China. Is China likely to undergo a similar process?Table 8.7: Examples from science
Question Type Example
What if (change in event)? How would the rusting process change if the temperature of the room
was 20 degrees higher.
How would a process be
different if. .. .?
How would the rusting be different if oxygen had a stronger
electrovalence than it really does. (This is a hypothetical contrary-to-
fact question.)
How does a new piece of data
change your interpretation?
Now we see that there is no rust formed when the iron is below
freezing. How does this change your theory?
Apply information #1 to a
current situation.
Now you’ve learned about rusting. What do you think happens when
copper pipes turn green? How would you explain that?
Explain a new event. Rust doesn’t form when oil is put on the iron instead of water. Why is
this?