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Designing and Building a Model |
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Guided Discovery |
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| Methods | Lesson Plan |
| 1. task |
To learn how to construct a snap-tight model airplane Given a snap-tight model airplane, have the learners construct the model with only the picture of the model to guide them. |
| 2. formulate detailed instructions | Have the learners discuss and write down the instructions they went through to complete the model, identify the hidden logical structure of the task. Use a flow chart or diagram, if necessary. |
| 3. apply discovered method | Have the learners complete a model again, step-by-step, using their instructions, making changes as needed. |
| 4. internalize method | Have the learners complete a model again, without using the written instructions. |
| 5. automatize method | Have the learners complete a model as quickly as possible without thinking specifically about each step. |
| first generalization | Repeat steps 1-5. To learn how to construct a more complex prefabricated model airplane |
| second generalization | Repeat steps 1-5. To learn how to construct an originally designed model airplane |
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Expository Teaching |
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| Methods | Lesson Plan |
| 1–2. task and detailed instructions |
To learn how to construct a snap-tight model airplane Given a snap-tight model airplane, have the learners construct the model using the included instructions and the picture of the model to guide them. |
| 3. apply discovered method | Have the learners complete a model again, step-by-step, using the instructions. |
| 4. internalize method | Have the learners complete a model again, without using the written instructions. |
| 5. automatize method | Have the learners complete a model as quickly as possible without thinking specifically about each step. |
| first generalization | Repeat steps 1-5. To learn how to construct a more complex prefabricated model airplane |
| second generalization | Repeat steps 1-5. To learn how to construct an originally designed model airplane |
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Combination Approach |
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| Methods | Lesson Plan |
| For the first task use the Discovery Learning Approach | Steps 1-5 under Discovery Learning. |
| For first generalization use the Expository Teaching Approach. | Steps 1-5 under Expository Teaching. |
| For second generalization use the Discovery Learning Approach. | Steps 1-5 under Discovery Learning. |