Thursday, July 15, 2010

Step 2: Let's Gain Background Knowledge

Learning Fact: Did you know that gaining background knowledge (what you know about something ...)

First, take some time to look through the books, magazines and articles placed in the center of each of the tables. You can use the postnotes to "track you thinking".

NL = this is new learning
? = I have a question
C = this reminds me of somthing

Second, share with your a/b parnter some of the things you put post it notes beside

Third, lets go to the computer lab and investigate some sites on line that may add to your background knowledge.

Let's begin by checking out these sites.
(learn how a pond becomes a marsh)
(think critically, which of these animals live in our marsh?)
(photos of many of the plants found growing in and around ponds)
(notice what ponds thousands of miles away have in common with ours)
(If you discover new sites that you think your classmates will enjoy and learn from, copy the url and add it to the "Post a Comment" feature. I'll make sure I add it to this blog.

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