Provide a metaview, lifting students into a wider view of the concept. Use another medium (not reading or writing) to connect students' personal knowing to the concept (i.e. visual arts, music, movement, metaphor, etc.) Involve learners in reflective production that blends the emotional and the cognitive.
Create Metaphors, Population Video
Objective: Students describe exponential growth metaphorically.
The students create a metaphor by thinking of a situation where something starts out slow and then grows faster and faster over time.
Class watches the Population video.