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It was advocated in the United States by Dewey in the early 1900's and has been used successfully in other countries through the years. It is when the class is organized into small groups that investigate different questions about the same topic.
What is Group Investigations.
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These four goals are generally applicable to group investigations.
What is cognitive, affective, psychomotor, and social goals.
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This is another instance where pupils act as independent learners.
What is independent projects.
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This is one way to help pupils plan their experiements
What is experiments checklist.
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What are three problems you foresee when you group investigation with third graders?
1. Lack of motivation 2. Talking 3. They can't remain seated
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This may be suggested by the teacher or arise from the pupil's interests.
What is the main topic
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Children learn to look at things more closely, to understand them better, and to value them more highly.
What is increase awareness of and Interest in Subject
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This is popular with parents and adminstrators.
What is science fairs.
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These are important processes for young children
Finding, identifying, classifying, and arranging for display.
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Independent projects can also be displayed at....
Parents nights and school hallways
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Is a structured way to set up groups to work together on learning tasks.
What is cooperative learning.
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This is fragile and must be handled with care.
What is things that are alive or that come from living materials. (flowers, insects, moss, and small plants)
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This is the argument for total particpation in a science fair
Children who are not interested in science may become interested if allowed to choose a topic on their own.
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These are justifiably criticicized at fairs because they appear over and over.
What is models.
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List five topics that are suitable for group investigations....
ANYTHING WORKS
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This work is a good source for those who want to know more about cooperative learning.
What is Johnson and Johnsons (1987) work.
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This grows when children are encourgaed to plan and carry out a task by using their own ideas and initiative.
What is self confidence
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There are three categories that science fairs can be divided into...
What is 1. Demonstrations 2. Collections 3. Experiments
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These questions are informal methods of assessment.
1. What science process or priniciple does your project demonstrate? 2. How is that process or prinicple demonstarted in your project? 3. What is the most important thing you learned from your project? 4. What would you do differently if you could do it again?
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Younger children have problems with this when working closely with their peers
spatial awareness and body control
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This shouldn't stay together for longer than six weeks.
What is class groups.
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During group investigations children are required to use four different processes....
What is 1. making, recording, and organizing observations 2. Recognizing patterns and relationships 3. Making inferences or drawing conclusions 4. Representing and reporting results.
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One of the most important goals of science teaching.
For children to believe that they can learn on their own and become autonomous learners.
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This requires sensitivity, patience, and persistence on the part of the teacher
What is encouragement and positive feedback.
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Describe in your own words Ms. Oldhand's group investigation of trees.
1. Motivation-- Children had appropiate background knowledge of trees 2. Assigned students to groups and assigned questions 3. Asked indivdual pupils questions 4. Group questions 5. Group activites 6. Closure activity 7. Feedback