Write! Science
Prioritize the Problems
Is protecting a species of fish as important as protecting a watershed? Is eliminating acid rain as important as preserving farmland? Is protecting the rainforest as important as auto emission standards? Which issue is the most crucial? In this activity, students brainstorm environment issues, prioritize them, then write a description and justification of their prioritization systems.
Write! Science
MI & Cooperative Learning Activities
Add a new facet to your science instruction and Writing! Students get a deeper understanding and appreciation for science issues by writing about science. Students work cooperatively with teammates on activities like prioritizing science problems, writing about how industry affects the environment, and coming up with a new invention. Activities incorporate the multiple intelligences. Writing activities are perfect to start the class, introduce a new concept, end the unit, or use as a sponge activity. Book includes 36 cooperative writing activities with ready-to-use reproducible activity pages, and a brief description of dozens of cooperative learning techniques. 140 pages.