Candice Wong's Science 8 Honours class has been researching in preparation for debates on a number of controversial environmental issues.
Their research has unfolded over three classes in the library as they worked in teams to gain an overall understanding of the issue, develop an awareness of different points of view and determine the arguments their teams would use for their in-class debates.
ASSIGNMENT & EVALUATION:
RESOURCES:
Note: all resources available via the REMSS library website - see A. Hewitt for passwords needed for remote access
Building on knowledge they acquired during their recent Humanities inquiry, students continued to be aware of the importance of quality information and included the district databases in their print and online research toolkit.
Two databases useful specifically for debate preparation (click the SEE MORE link below to find out resource details...)
Their research has unfolded over three classes in the library as they worked in teams to gain an overall understanding of the issue, develop an awareness of different points of view and determine the arguments their teams would use for their in-class debates.
ASSIGNMENT & EVALUATION:
RESOURCES:
Note: all resources available via the REMSS library website - see A. Hewitt for passwords needed for remote access
Building on knowledge they acquired during their recent Humanities inquiry, students continued to be aware of the importance of quality information and included the district databases in their print and online research toolkit.
Two databases useful specifically for debate preparation (click the SEE MORE link below to find out resource details...)