For my project, I will be researching brain teasers and puzzles and their effect on students' learning ability. I want to discover if brain teasers are a tool I should use regularly in my class if I become a teacher one day. My current essential questions that are driving my research are: "How does the use of brain teasers in class help students develop their problem solving skills and improve their learning environment? Also, how can I persuade teachers at my mentorship to incorporate brain teasers into their lesson plans?" Besides the components that are required for this project, such as the annotated bibliographies and the video presentation, I may have a way to show brain teasers that create excitement and a desire to learn in students. This could be in the form of a PowerPoint. For my "real inquiry", I will probably use a interview with my mentor about how effective she thinks brain teasers are. It will be good to have her opinion because she would know the pros and cons of using brain teasers in class.
