Of course this is a human sourced project, and everyone’s brain thinks in different ways, which is why I am asking. My physics teacher used to describe a scene and get us to ask questions to find out what happened. It fired up my brain and taught me to question things and not take them on face value. I would love to give that gift to the next lot.
@solderandchaos I like stuff like questions like a play on words: "what's brown and sticky?" or "what's red and wiry?"
"What is heavier a gramme of water or wood?", "Why do you play pooh-sticks with a stick not a nail?", "Why does a compass point north?", or even "What is a compass?"
"Where is the centre of Britain?", "How far is it to the sea?" or "What is faster a European or North African swallow?"
I guess I am too much of a dad/physicist to be good at this.
@wnd no, I like some of these - where is the middle of Britain is an interesting one! The groups are not traditionally academic, if that makes sense.
@solderandchaos I did a talk a while back about European rail travel and I really struggled to get a clear definition. There are things that are clearly in Europe, and things that I would say aren't but then it gets messy. Which I guess is the point...