Encourage tinkering with ideas, relationships, connections. Set up situations where students have to find information not readily available in school texts. Provide opportunity for students to design open-ended explorations of the concept. Provide multiple options so students can plan a unique "proof" of learning.
Students make a product.
Objective: Reinforcement of the concepts by making a product.
Activity: Students will complete one of the following: build a model, napkin folding, make a kite, etc., following written directions.
Assessment: Students will complete one of the following: build a model, napkin folding, make a kite, etc., following written directions.