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Material:
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Learning the Elements
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| Submitted by: |
Stefanie Chow Vertrees on Sep 07, 2008 |
| Date Last Modified: |
Sep 07, 2008 |
| Title: |
Adopt an Element |
| Description: |
Each student picks an element and has to gather information about it. Then they present the information by making a poster. |
| Type of Task: |
Individual,
Unsupervised
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| Time Required |
2-3 hours |
| Topics: |
Elements |
| Audience: |
High School,
Middle School
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| Categories: |
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| Learning Objectives: |
Learn about an element, and other elements by viewing peers' posters. |
| Text of Learning Exercise: |
Have each student in the class adopt one element. Give them a list of information they must find: the year and how it was discovered, who discovered it, what it is used for, its mass, etc. You can adjust the difficulty and applications of information based on grade level. Also give the students a rubric about how their poster will be graded. You can have them include pictures, drawings, etc. |
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