Sunday, September 26, 2010
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Well, I did the glacier experiment. Thought it was cool. Hypothesised that the water would not overflow becasue of the already occuring displacment of water by ice. As far as what will happen if the polar ice caps melt, if the glaciers, or ice caps are already in the water than there will be no flooding. If they are on ground and melt then there will be flooding. My question is how do you start out teaching the inquary method to your students who are use to being spoon fed and not free thinkers?
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Great point about the location of the polar ice. When I completed my experiment I made reference to that there will be no flooding indicated by other scientist, because they were in the water already. I never thought about them being on land, which they are. I made a point about the delicate balance of saltwater to water, how that will affect the foodchain, formation of weather condtions.
ReplyDeleteTeresa,
ReplyDeleteI know that it's not always easy, especially when students are used to the being presented with material to memorize, but I have found that thoughtful, probing questions with long pauses in between can sometimes help to get students thinking. I try starting with open-ended questions, but will resort to a "show-of-hand" question to begin getting students engaged.
Does this work well for others?