Kagan
It's All About Engagement!
Write! Science
I Want to Know
Students, like scientists, are naturally curious. In this activity, students generate questions they have about a new topic. After studying the topic, students answer their own questions. This activity creates interest and helps in deciding where students need attention or where their knowledge is already fairly solid.
Write! Science
MI & Cooperative Learning Activities
Add a new facet to your science instruction and Writing! Students get a deeper understanding and appreciation for science issues by writing about science. Students work cooperatively with teammates on activities like prioritizing science problems, writing about how industry affects the environment, and coming up with a new invention. Activities incorporate the multiple intelligences. Writing activities are perfect to start the class, introduce a new concept, end the unit, or use as a sponge activity. Book includes 36 cooperative writing activities with ready-to-use reproducible activity pages, and a brief description of dozens of cooperative learning techniques. 140 pages.