Imagine That You Are a Science Teacher Who Wants to Teach

question 32

Essay

Imagine that you are a science teacher who wants to teach students about gravity. From past experience, you know that some of your students probably believe that because Antarctica is at the "bottom" of the world, people who go to Antarctica are likely to fall into space. Describe three strategies you might use to promote students' conceptual change about the concept of gravity.

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Definitions:

Assuming Future Solution

The practice of acting or planning based on the belief that a positive outcome or solution will occur.

Generate List

The action or process of creating a sequence or collection of items that are usually related by some criteria.

Solution-building

A problem-solving approach focusing on identifying practical and effective solutions rather than dwelling on the problem itself.

Problem-solving

A mental process that involves discovering, analyzing, and solving problems to reach a goal or answer.