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Write! Science
The Advantages and Disadvantages
Profound scientific questions face us now and in the future. What are the ethics of progress, of discovery? How do we weigh possible harm against possible gain? Learning to evaluate advantages and disadvantages is a crucial decision-making skill. In this activity, students brainstorm the advantages and disadvantages of any given item, then write an essay.
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.