Elicit non-trivial dialogue from students. Guide students to reflection and analysis of the experience. Encourage students to share their perceptions and beliefs. Summarize and review similarities and differences.
Make a prediction.
Objective: To reflect on the experience and make a prediction.
Activity: The students will share what they already know about the parts of a watermelon and how much they predict will be water. Each group's predictions will be recorded on chart paper and displayed.
Assessment: The ability of each student to make a reasonable prediction.