9. SORT IT OUT! (Collaboration, Discussion)
Description: This is a great categorization activity that forces students to make decisions.
Application: Use this technique as a review of previously learned material.
Process: Create categorization topics. Create jumbled lists of people, places, and things that would fall into the topics, making sure that the lists are specific. Set up partner teams and hand out one categorization activity sheet per team. Give a pre-determined amount of time for the activity. Tell students to stop at time and go over the answers for each category. Remind students that they can challenge category entries.
Description: This is a great categorization activity that forces students to make decisions.
Application: Use this technique as a review of previously learned material.
Process: Create categorization topics. Create jumbled lists of people, places, and things that would fall into the topics, making sure that the lists are specific. Set up partner teams and hand out one categorization activity sheet per team. Give a pre-determined amount of time for the activity. Tell students to stop at time and go over the answers for each category. Remind students that they can challenge category entries.
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9. Sort it Out!
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9. Sort it Out!
http://www.tryengineering.org/