{"id":3504,"date":"2021-02-10T23:30:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T04:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=3504"},"modified":"2021-02-10T23:30:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T04:30:37","slug":"how-can-i-make-thinking-visible-in-my-science-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2021\/02\/how-can-i-make-thinking-visible-in-my-science-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Make Thinking Visible in My Science Classroom?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There&#8217;s many ways that as a teacher, you can incorporate visible thinking in your classroom.  But another question you might be asking yourself is <em>why<\/em> should you be making thinking visible.  Here&#8217;s a few reasons for why we should make our students&#8217; thinking visible:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Start to get students to understand the content more deeply<\/li><li>Increased motivation to learn<\/li><li>Develops their thinking and learning abilities<\/li><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you know the <em>why<\/em>, here&#8217;s the <em>how<\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See, Think, Wonder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a great strategy, that can be easily implemented into any classroom&#8230; including science!  One example of how to use this strategy is to display an image for your students to see, it could be a mountain, volcano, island, plant, anything that you would like that is relevant to your class.  After your students get the chance to look at the image, ask them what they <em>see<\/em>.  Then, proceed to ask them what they <em>think<\/em> about what they <em>see<\/em>.  Finally, ask what it makes them <em>wonder<\/em>.  this strategy makes students observe before attempting to interpret it.  The <em>wonder<\/em> aspect makes sure that the students use what they observe to get new information, think about it, and combine it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itisallaboutart.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/10\/see-think-wonder.png?w=614&#038;resize=526%2C192\" alt=\"see-think-wonder\" width=\"526\" height=\"192\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">KWHL Chart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The KWHL Chart stands for&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>K\u2013 what you already <strong>know<\/strong><\/li><li>W\u2013 what you <strong>want<\/strong> to learn<\/li><li>H\u2013 <strong>how<\/strong> you can learn<\/li><li>L\u2013 what you <strong>learned<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This chart is an excellent way to help students organize their before, during, and after thoughts.  Also, a great way for students to structure their research by growing through and addressing each part of the process.  A KWHL Chat can be used for any subject or any unit; it can most always be used!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.inquisitive.com\/15.4.0\/content-managed?cdn=true&amp;uri=%2F2019%2F04%2Fkwhl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"392\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jigsaw Strategy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jigsaw Strategy requires groups of about 5-6 students.  Students will start in their &#8220;expert&#8221; group, where each group will be given one piece, that&#8217;s a part of an overall topic. to become experts in.  In the expert groups, the piece of the given topic will be researched.  Once each expert group becomes and expert and knows their part of the topic well, they will be broken up into their &#8220;jigsaw&#8221; groups.  This means that one person from each expert group will form a jigsaw group.  They will share what they learned about their topic they became and expert in, and essentially teach their jigsaw group.  This strategy ensures that all students are contributing equally and it&#8217;s inclusive for everyone.  This also gives students the opportunity and responsibility to become &#8220;experts&#8221; and learn from other &#8220;experts&#8221; as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.inquisitive.com\/15.4.0\/content-managed?cdn=true&amp;uri=%2F2019%2F04%2Fjigsaw-strategy-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"355\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>There&#8217;s many ways that as a teacher, you can incorporate visible thinking in your classroom. 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