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1. did headline? think you you read What when the

2. are the hear images when 'trillion'? your mind in What you word

3. What do know solar about system? you the

4. do overpopulation? you think What of

5. solar think you system? our do of What populating

6. What think people in space? do you living a trillion of

7. What world Einsteins? with and 1,000 be would the Mozarts like

8. you like space? Would in to live

9. the will future be like? What

10. do often imagination? you How your unleash

11. reading you like article? this Did

12. think do when 'solar system'? you What word you the of hear

13. about What you what read? think do you

14. being What advantages of are us a multi-planet the species?

15. How 'population are worried about collapse'? you

16. life be on like would space What station? a

17. What Earth vacation? an on people might do

18. idea planet? you Bezos' would think our Jeff help Do

19. describe article? three this adjectives best What

20. would you Jeff ask questions to What vision? Bezos about like his

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Colonizing Space - The 20 Questions

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
  1. What did you think when you read the headline?
  2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'trillion'?
  3. What do you know about the solar system?
  4. What do you think of overpopulation?
  5. What do you think of populating our solar system?
  6. What do you think of a trillion people living in space?
  7. What would the world be like with 1,000 Mozarts and Einsteins?
  8. Would you like to live in space?
  9. What will the future be like?
  10. How often do you unleash your imagination?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'solar system'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. What are the advantages of us being a multi-planet species?
  5. How worried are you about 'population collapse'?
  6. What would life be like on a space station?
  7. What might people do on an Earth vacation?
  8. Do you think Jeff Bezos' idea would help our planet?
  9. What three adjectives best describe this article?
  10. What questions would you like to ask Jeff Bezos about his vision?

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