Straw Towers Assignment
Basedon your experience during the Straw Towers activity and concepts foundin Chapter 4 (second half beginning with the section on "MultipleStrategies for Learning") and Chapter 6, reflect on your ownexperiences as a learner in one or several of your middle or highschool science classes. In a 5 page paper, discuss the similaritiesand/or differences between your own experiences and 2-3 relevantconcepts found in the research on how children learn and creatingeffective learning environments.
Papers will be assessed using the following criteria:
- ability to identify, synthesize and communicate important concepts about learning
- ability to link specific concepts in the reading to your own learning experiences
- coherence and consistency of arguments