Overview of the Day, Pre-Writing
This morning, we are going to explore the Question Formulation Technique (QFT), and watch part of a video about how the QFT unfolds in a science classroom (up to about 7:45), leading students to deeper inquiry. We will then think about how to generate open-ended questions that reveal student thinking.
Questions to consider for your writing into the day:
Field Trip - This morning, we will head to Jordan River, and Cable Creek. Our inquiry work for today will be built around a natural experiment that looks at biodiversity.
"John Dewey once commented that the stamp of the aesthetic needed to be on any intellectual idea in order for that idea to be complete"
from Elliot W Eisner (The arts and the creation of mind)
What does the infographic communicate? How does it communicate it?
Data resources for climate change: