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Opportunities for Student Explanations
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Opportunities for Student Explanations
In this video students share the culminating project of a curriculum unit: museum exhibits designed to answer "essential questions." Students practice giving explanations that demonstrate their learning.
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Sample Essential Questions by Grade Level
View examples of essential questions created by teachers at Normal Park Museum Magnet Elementary and see how they organize their science and social studies-based modules around these...
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Using Higher-Order Questions to Help Students Build Explanations
View a multimedia overview to learn how teachers can promote critical thinking skills by posing higher-order questions and encouraging student explanations.
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Sentence Starters for Generating Higher-Order Questions
Use this tool to develop questions and sentence starters that will help generate deeper explanations from students.