Ice Breaking Topics

• If you could go on a road trip with any person, who would it be and where would you go?
• Do your siblings like you? Why?
• Do you consider yourself a calm or anxious person?
• What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?
• What’s the most interesting thing you’ve ever found or discovered, and how did you come across it?
• Is it better to be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond?
• Do you believe money can or can't buy happiness?
• Do you wear a watch?

Main Topics

• What do you think is the most important machine in your life?
• What do you think was the most important invention in history?
• Which machines do you think make our lives easier?
• Which machines do you think make our lives more difficult?
• Which are the most useless machines, the machines we could live without?
• If you could invent any machine, what type of machine would you invent?
• Which machines do you think had one purpose when they were invented, but now have many or different ones?
• What things can you do faster without using a machine?

Free Topics

• What are your thoughts on the impact of automation on jobs and employment?
• How many times have you fallen in love? It's ok if you don't want to share, too.
• What do you like most about yourself?
• Are there any taboo topics in your house?
• How do you think we can address the issue of immigration?
• What is the best way for a person to attain happiness?
• What are 3 things you'd teach that you think would help make school more useful?
• How do you handle disappointment?