FEYNMAN TECHNIQUE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Deepen understanding of a concept
Practice the Feynman Technique
DURATION
DURATION
10-15 minutes
OPTIONAL ASSESSMENT
OPTIONAL ASSESSMENT
If using Flip, student videos can be the assessment.
ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY
OPTIONAL VIDEO
OPTIONAL VIDEO
Optional: Show students How to Learn Faster: The Feynman Technique (0:00-4:45) for background on the Feynman Technique.
ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY
Choose a concept or have students choose their own topic from recent classes.
Have students jot down some notes on how they would teach it to someone who has no knowledge of the subject.
Have students teach the concept to someone else. Some ways to facilitate
Pairs in class
Flip (formerly Flipgrid) - you have the ability to set time limits for student videos
Ask students to identify any gaps in their explanation/teaching and fill in some gaps on their notes sheet.
Have students teach the concept again.
RESOURCES
RESOURCES