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.

Students analyze magic show.

Objective: To have the students analyze what they have just observed, recognize patterns and then test "educated guesses".

Activity: In small groups, students analyze a given trick, pool ideas and write a procedure to do one of the tricks. Groups are then given the materials needed and attempt to perform the trick for their classmates.

Assessment: Ability of the group to correctly perform its given trick.