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An Apple-A-Day. Work independently to develop a list of the characteristic and properties of your apple. Your list should be as extensive as possible. Be prepared to share your list with the class. An Apple-A-Day. What if anything did you discover about this apple or apples in general?
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An Apple-A-Day • Work independently to develop a list of the characteristic and properties of your apple. • Your list should be as extensive as possible. • Be prepared to share your list with the class.
An Apple-A-Day • What if anything did you discover about this apple or apples in general? • Add items from the class list to your list, as necessary.
An Apple-A-Day • Examine the model of the apple and cross the items off your list that you can not determine using the model apple.
An Apple-A-Day • Examine the picture of the apple, cross all characteristics / properties off your list that you could not ascertain from the picture.
An Apple-A-Day • Look at the following, cross all characteristics / properties off the list that can not be determined from the following.
An Apple-A-Day • Apple n 1. The usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a rosaceous tree, Malus punila 2. Fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
An Apple-A-Day • Examine the list of remaining items. • Based on this list what, if anything, did you discover about this apple or apples in general? • What part of this activity made the biggest impact on your understanding / knowledge about apples?
An Apple-A-Day • If you wanted students to “learn” about apples, which of the previous methods would you use? • Which method would most likely make the greatest impact on the students’ understanding of an apple and its characteristics?
An Apple-A-Day • Which method would most likely have the least impact on a student’s understanding? • Which of the previous methods best fits your learning style? • Which method did you experience more often when you were a student in, college, high school, elementary school?
An Apple-A-Day • What implications, if any, does the Apple-A-Day activity have on you and your teaching style?