Generative Topic: Processes

Processes promote learning through following steps and and allow students to explore and generate their own personal understanding.

High-school students ages 15-16 are starting to mature in their relationships with others and are dealing with mental health struggles. THey are finding new freedom as they mature and are beginning to make decisions for their futures. Cognitively they are thinking more abstractly and their reasoning and ability to come up with and discern hypothetical situations is increasing.

Attention Span

Roughly 30 min without breaks or opportunity to complete a different task

Gender Neutral Trends

Vygotsky

Using group work with pre teaching and formative assessments frequently

Piaget

Using abstract and hypothetical thought and applying logical thinking

Gender Trends

Boys

Seen as rowdy or off topic

Commonly dislike structure

Competitive

Girls

More detail oriented

Seen as "dumb" by society

Need positive reinforcement

Other Curricular Areas

English: Writing essays and the process of outlines

Art: Creating and developing artwork by using different processes for different mediums

Math: Step by step solving of problems

Science: Chemistry

Defining features

Chemical Reactions: knowing and understanding the process of how the reaction takes place will help students to know why it takes place.

Exemplars

Knowing the rules of the lab and the steps to take to follow the lab procedure.

Understanding how to balance a chemical reaction then building on that to form a chemical reaction that takes place.

Non Examples

Not safely using lab techniques: open toed shoes, eating, not wearing goggles

Chemical Reaction: painting paper

Asking teacher for every answer and unwillingness to complete the task and instructions

Balancing and creating chemical reactions

Safety and Lab Techniques: Students need to be aware of the safety procedures as well as how the process works in the lab to see the reactions and how they take place.

Problem Solving Skills: Student learn not only how to solve specific problems, but also how to apply what they learned to multiple areas.

Misconceptions

Undergeneralization

Waves vs particle when describing electrons and how you can use both at the same time

All reactions occur instantly

Phase changes: There are more than 3

Overgeneralization

The class is too difficult: you'll never pass

The topics are disconnected: they don't connect together

Never learn it all: too much information

Correlational Feautures

Over sympifying materials and concepts to a point where they are unrecognizable

Misinterpretation of scientific language

Preconceived notions and prior information taught incorrectly