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Thinking Skills Activity: Analysis

By Dr. Bob Valiant, on May 23rd, 2006%

ANALYSIS 3 Bob Valiant, 04 April 2004

Thinking Skill Emphasized: ANALYSIS

Analysis of your own perspectives is a powerful form of thinking.

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Thinking Skills Activity: Hypothesizing

By Dr. Bob Valiant, on May 23rd, 2006%

HYPOTHESIZING Bob Valiant, 15 March 2004

Thinking Skill Emphasized: HYPOTHESIZING

Hypothesizing may be used either in an attempt to generate potential causes for an event or to predict the outcome based on a given set of circumstances.

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Thinking Skills Activity: Detecting Patterns

By Dr. Bob Valiant, on May 23rd, 2006%

Detecting Patterns Bob Valiant, 15 March 2004

Thinking Skill Emphasized: Detecting Patterns

Detecting patterns is an important skill that helps us recognize ways to organize data that is seemingly chaotic.

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Thinking Skills Activity: Interpreting Statements

By Dr. Bob Valiant, on May 23rd, 2006%

INTERPRET STATEMENTS Bob Valiant, 15 March 2004

Thinking Skill Emphasized: INTERPRET STATEMENTS

When we are given new information it is necessary to pay close attention in order to determine its meaning.

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Thinking Skills Activity: Creating

By Dr. Bob Valiant, on May 23rd, 2006%

CREATIVITY Bob Valiant, 15 March 2004

Thinking Skill Emphasized: CREATIVITY

Creating a new product involves using previously learned skills in new ways.

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Performance Assessment Activity #1

By Dr. Bob Valiant, on December 10th, 2001%

Scientific Inquiry Performance Task

Brief Overview of Task:

Students will use the property of paper to absorb liquids and to transmit the liquid along a strip at different rates depending on the liquid, the type of paper, and other variables. For young students the teacher will set up the experiments with student activity . . . → Read More: Performance Assessment Activity #1

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Science Inquiry Student Investigation Form

By Dr. Bob Valiant, on November 9th, 2001%

As part of a science inquiry performance task, students are asked to provide information regarding various aspects of the process. Here is a form used by participants in the Central Oregon Eisenhower Consortium Summer 2001 Workshop. It can be used across a wide range of grade levels and for all science inquiry topics.

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