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solidify their thinking by discussing with another student. CG circulates during this to listen in to
the conversations then uses this to begin the whole class discussion.
If you think raise your hand high, if not sure put your hand on your head.
After demonstrations and discussions, CG then has students take out textbook and read the
section on how sound travels to reinforce the ideas they have just discussed (and to have a written
documentation of the concepts, definitions, etc). Follows this with an assignment where students
work out what will happen in certain situations (wave diagrams, etc.) to apply their knowledge.
COMMENTS FOR DEBRIEFING / CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT TIP (TRY THIS!):
Such a high level of engagement in your students throughout the lesson. I was impressed by the
willingness of students to share their ideas, speak out and engage in the thinking process during
the lesson! Clearly you have cultivated a classroom environment where it is safe to take
intellectual risks, and students seem to truly be interested in what is happening in class!
With balloon hex bolt demo you may want to have them make predictions based on your model
then pass out balloons to students.
I love the way you just show them something without saying anything and allow students to come
to their own conclusions. One student in particular exclaimed, Wow! I was totally wrong!
Students work their way logically to the conclusion that sound travels from one place to another
through vibrations of particles transferring energy to adjacent particles. I might show a clip (or do
a demo) of dominoes falling to help illustrate this
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