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Why do teachers ask students to work together in groups?

Why do teachers ask students to work together in groups?. Is group work useful in science/maths classrooms? What makes a good discussion? What problems have you encountered in group work? What do you think are some good rules for working together?.

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Why do teachers ask students to work together in groups?

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  1. Why do teachers ask students to work together in groups? Is group work useful in science/maths classrooms? What makes a good discussion? What problems have you encountered in group work? What do you think are some good rules for working together?

  2. Think about the way you talk when you’re working in a group

  3. Are these useful rules for discussion?

  4. OUR GROUND RULES FOR TALKDiscuss and decide on your group’s suggested ground rules for talk. Discuss and comment on these questions:Was the way your group talked a good example of people following these ground rules? What suggestions would you make to improve the quality of your group’s discussions?

  5. Ground rules for our class (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

  6. Who does maths? Discuss and agree in your group: - Which quote comes from whom? - Do these people use maths in their jobs? Explain the reasons for your answers! Agricultural advisor: Civil engineer: Army officer: Operational researcher: Road manager: Children’s nurse:

  7. Are nurses scientists? “Nurses use scientific equipment, such as thermometers. That makes them scientists.” “Nurses have to know about science, for example about disease and infections, but they do not do science.” “Doctors are medical scientists, but nurses are only their helpers.” “Nursing is about caring for people. Science is about how things work, not about people.” A D “To help people get well, nurses have to solve problems by collecting evidence and testing ideas. That’s science.” B “Nurses cannot be scientists, as they work in hospital wards, and not in laboratories.” E F C

  8. A It’s a diamond, not a square, because its sides are slanting. This shape has all its sides the same length and all its angles right angles It’s not a quadrilateral because all its sides are the same length. It’s a rectangle because all its angles are right angles. C B What’s this shape?

  9. X It has exactly one pair of sides that are equal in length. It has exactly one angle that is a right angle. Y It has exactly one pair of sides that are parallel to each other. Z Draw this quadrilateral? Can you draw a quadrilateral that has all three of these properties?

  10. Spot the metals In science, we often classify things into groups. This table lists some properties of substances called metals, and substances called non-metals. The cards tell you about the following substances: Helium, Iron, Oxygen, Tellurium, Vanadium (and Carbon) In your groups, see if you can agree which substances on the cards are metals. Make sure you all agree on the reasons for your group’s decisions.

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