University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Empowering Students: I Am What I Think I Am!
Activity challenges students to think deeply about what gives a person the strength to triumph over crushing hardships and, thereby, to realize that the limits to what anyone might accomplish are often determined by the views he holds of...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Peer Instruction
A lesson plan where students take on the role of the teacher with peer instruction. Lesson includes examples and resource links.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Reading Reflections
An exercise consisting of three reflective questions that students respond to after completing an assigned reading in any curriculum area. The task promotes skills in critical thinking and self-assessment.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Go Inquire System
Students us the GO Inquire online tool to develop knowledge and skills in the concepts of erosion, transportation, and deposition.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Count the Vowels
Young scholars are given a list of words and told to count the vowels and turn the sheet over. They are then asked to list the words. In this exercise, students discover how the words are arranged and find it easy to remember them.