A "Jigsaw" approach to teaching and learning, based on Sherry Walton's techniques.
1. Each of you will be asked to read part Kaufmann's Universe thoroughly so that you can share important information and concepts from that section with a small group. Study guides are provided to help you prepare.
2. Before reading your section of the text, read the first set of instructions on your study guide.
3. Then follow the steps on the your study guide to read, explore, and organize the information in the section for which you are responsible.
4. Everyone skim Ch.18-22 and review H&K Stellar Interiors Ch.1
Read earlier chapters in Universe to familiarize yourself with any background material referenced in your section, as you find necessary.
Team 2: Universe Ch.18-19
Team 3: Universe Ch.20-21
Team 4: Universe Ch.22-23
5. On Tuesday afternoon, each team meet Zita to discuss your questions and focus.
6. After Tuesday's meeting, meet again with your team to plan your respective roles in sharing information with the class. All of you must take an active role in the small group presentations Wednesday and Thursday, so come prepared.
If you like to talk a lot in front of class, please concentrate instead on encouraging shy teammates to participate more. If you have not said much in past presentations, try to take advantage of these opportunities to build your confidence and skill at public speaking. This should be a safe and friendly group to work with.
7. Before your presentation, get together to practice with another team (1+2, 3+4). Each team should spend about 15 minutes summarizing key information about their section of the text, and answering questions.
Visual aids can be very effective in conveying complicated concepts efficiently. Feel free to be creative about how to share your information.
8. You will also listen to the other team present their summary. Ask good questions that came up for you when you skimmed their section of the text on the weekend. This will help them design a good presentation for tomorrow.
9. Wednesday and Thursday in class, each team will have about 30+ minutes to present their section, complete with visual guides, and answer questions from the class. Zita will facilitate a synthesis of our understandings, try to answer outstanding questions, and lead us to the next step: Stellar Evolution, in the Stellar Interiors text.
10. Please choose one problem for us to start in class together,
and one for HW. Write your selections on the board in
class.
In addition to turning in your team's finished study guide, please
put your individual work on the blank study guide in your portfolio
(with different color pen showing what you learned from reading and discussion).
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