Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate by Amna Ahmad

💡 Prompt:

aahmad2 — 2025-09-12 20:37:12 UTC

"How do you spark curiosity at the start of a lesson? Share a strategy, phenomenon, question, or activity you use (or would like to try) to capture student attention and connect to prior knowledge

💡 Prompt:

aahmad2 — 2025-09-12 20:37:46 UTC

"How do you allow students to investigate and make sense of a concept before formal explanations? Share a hands-on activity, simulation, or real-world problem you have used (or could use) to encourage inquiry."

💡 Prompt:

aahmad2 — 2025-09-12 20:38:23 UTC

"How do you guide students in constructing meaning after exploration? Share an example of how you facilitate student discussion, introduce vocabulary, or help students express their understanding in their own words."

💡 Prompt:

aahmad2 — 2025-09-12 20:38:47 UTC

"How do you help students apply their learning to new situations? Share a project, challenge, or extension activity that deepens understanding and encourages students to transfer knowledge."

💡 Prompt:

aahmad2 — 2025-09-12 20:39:13 UTC

"How do you assess student learning at multiple points in the lesson? Share a formative or summative assessment idea—exit ticket, peer feedback, self-reflection, or performance task—that gives meaningful feedback on learning."

2025-09-26 01:04:48 UTC

By finding a real world problem that the students have interest in. I get to know them and find out what they like. If find a way to connect STEAM to Pokemon for example. Most of my class is ready to go attention wise.

2025-09-26 01:05:50 UTC

By accessing prior knowledge. Students are not a blank slate. They know more than we think and they want opportunities to show off what they know.

Explore

2025-09-26 01:07:23 UTC

Students work in teams to build the tallest freestanding structure possible using limited, specific materials (e.g., 20 straws, 1 meter of tape, 1 rubber band). The catch: the structure must withstand a "shake test" (a mild earthquake simulation on a tray) without collapsing. They record the height and the failure points.

2025-09-26 01:08:30 UTC

Show images of modern skyscrapers or bridges and ask: How do engineers use these same physics principles to design structures that can survive earthquakes or high winds? Teams can then redesign their tower with the goal of increasing its stability and surviving a stronger shake test.

2025-09-26 01:09:19 UTC

Facilitate a discussion to name and define the forces involved in their tests (gravity, normal force, tension, compression). Introduce Newton's First Law (Inertia) to explain why the coin stack stayed still, and Newton's Third Law to analyze the forces between the blocks/straws in their collapsing towers

2025-09-26 01:10:48 UTC

Students submit a final design sketch and a brief written report (the "justification") that explicitly uses correct vocabulary (e.g., inertia, center of gravity, compression) to explain why their final design was more stable than their first attempt.