In starting with the whole-task approach, students
would perform a scientific investigation (using scientific method) using rocks,
soil, and water that relate to the overall goal of finding ways these resources
are useful. Within the experiment the students will be generating a hypothesis,
listing materials, writing procedures for conducting the experiment, conducting
trials, graphing results, and writing a conclusion. Although these are separate
task, putting them together helps the students meet their overall goal. To
incorporate more scaffolding, I would model for my students erosion of a canyon
using stream tables, soil (which includes gravel, clay, silt, and sand), and
water. Throughout my model, I would provide explanation for how erosion affects
landforms and ask the students to participate by adding different features to
the stream table model. Mathemagenic is a little more difficult for me because
it seems a little broad. It seems like students are making connections in their
own learning by different means. I would give students the task of coming up
with ways (whether through songs, raps, dances, movement etc.) of describing the
water cycle.
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