Bubbles in the bathtub is a quick, easy, and anonymous way to find out what all students are thinking. You can use this activity for predictions, reflections, brainstorming ideas for future investigations, exit tickets, and more.
Classroom practice has shown that this "Graffiti Wall" is a highly effective strategy that encourages multiple voices, and helps ideas to spread across groups of students and classes.
Science is better when everyone contributes at least one idea. In this activity, students will practice contributing and hearing ideas from everyone in the class. Students will reflect on the impact of hearing others' ideas on their thinking as scientists.
Explore the basics of why and how of building and supporting strategic teams in coaching practice.
Community agreements can change group interactions, flow of discussion, questioning, and help people reflect on themselves as a contributing member of the group.
Guide teachers and teams to identify and articulate team goals to keep everyone working toward a common vision.
Providing opportunities for all voices to be heard and all contributions to be recognized is an effective strategy for building science understanding, collaboration skills, and promotes successful group work.
Link to a simple graphic to support group discussion. This simple graphic points out three common ways children participate in discussions (repeating ideas, adding on to ideas, or proposing a new idea).
To build collaboration skills, ensure that each group member has an important role that contributes to the success of all.
To build collaboration and science expertise, try doing a jigsaw activity with students. The jigsaw strategy has been shown to improve social interactions in learning and support diversity.
Research has shown that peer feedback is especially helpful for the student giving the feedback. When peers are looking at other students work, they often report seeing the gaps in their own thinking, and then go back to their own work, revise, and improve.
This quick strategy promotes communication skills and collaboration across science groups.
Every group has some people who participate a lot, and some who rarely speak. Yet, everyone has something to contribute AND something to get from hearing the voices of others. This strategy helps give everyone in the group space to speak and to listen.
Tips for ensuring that all learners participate in data collection.