welcome back to school ms. rousseau welcome - chemistry @ south monday, 26 august 2013 welcome! some...
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Welcome Back to School
Ms. Rousseau Welcome - Chemistry @ South
Monday, 26 August 2013• WELCOME! Some basics• Why Chemistry?• It starts with a question. I wonder… Assignment – None
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Key Idea
Understanding the problem is just the first step in finding a solution. It is usually based on our questions. The questions invite us to think.
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Some notes about the class
My role – to get you to think by asking questions.by solving problems
by finding the connection to the worldby asking you to put forth an argument!
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I Wonder…
I wonder… and I hope that you do to!
The purpose of this activity is to begin the process of conducting investigations – It always starts with a question.
So we are going to get to know each other by identifying a question, collecting data, displaying it and drawing conclusions
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I Wonder…
I wonder… and I hope that you do to!
You are to ask two questions. 1. Individual (3x5 card) – What would you like
to know about me (Rousseau)2. Table Team – Write a question that your
team would like to ask of all of the students in class
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I Wonder…
As a team, pick out one question that your team would like to ask of everyone in the room. This question must:
Be asked of everyone
Generate data that can be categorized (optimally 4 to 8 groups)
Be defensible (what does it really tell you about your classmates)
Criteria