Department
of Earth Science |
Northeastern
Illinois University
INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SCIENCE
ESCI 121
Section 06
Fall 2009
Department
of Earth Science |Northeastern
Illinois University
Daily
Objectives #4 (September
10, 2009)
Dr. Sanders
Results of the Great Density Weigh-Off are...
By the end of today's class, you should be able to do the following:
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Continue our jigsaw exercise to investigate Earth's large scale patterns.
(Last time, we formed Expert Groups. We'll continue from there!)
JIGSAW GROUPS
Compiling the Data
▫ Break into Jigsaw Groups, one Expert "puzzle piece" in each Jigsaw Group.
▫ Record the names of the others in your Jigsaw Group.
▫ In your Jigsaw Group, examine each of the 14 study sites. For each site, each
Expert should call out what they know about that site, and everyone should
record it on their own
Jigsaw
Group Summary Sheet.
Analyzing the Data
You have just participated in a very large data-gathering effort. Now comes the
fun part: scientifically analyzing the data!
w Break into two teams,
within your larger Jigsaw group. (We should end up with 6 teams.)
w Each team will serve
two functions: 1) Analysts, and 2) Peer Reviewers.
| As Analysts, each team will study
the data and pick out patterns. (Usually these will take a form
something like this: "Whenever X is true, Y is also true.") Teams
will then write a short description of the pattern, supporting their
statements by citing the data and noting any exceptions. As Peer Reviewers, each team will examine the information and decide if they agree or not. They will write their verdict, support it, and will forward the information to the instructor. |
w Teams will earn one point for
each valid and supportable pattern they come up with, and Peer Reviewers will
earn a half-point for each one they review correctly and pass to the instructor.
Total possible points: 7.5.
Next, we will add one more piece of data to our collection!