Teaching Strategies
Students will be asked to start out by identifying a problem in their own lives then create a list of possible solutions they think could solve their problem. They will then analyze their list and determine which solution they think is the best option for them. Rather than this being the end of the exercise, they will then need to extend their thinking to identify what new problems can arise from the solution they chose. I expect a common example to be that they do not have enough pocket money. I anticipate that they will come up with solutions like asking their parents for money, getting a job, or selling some of their belongings. In the event that they would choose to get a job their new problem would be that they now have less time to spend with their friends. This is just one simple example that may be used. After working through multiple microbe problems I will introduce another problem using the same model where there is an oil spill and students need to determine how to clean it up. The trick is that you can't just clean it up and pretend the oil has disappeared. As stated in the law of conservation of matter it can be turned into something else, but it cannot just disappear.
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