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.

Computer Program, "Snigs, Flirks & Blorgs."

Objective: To connect students to the understanding that science involves observing patterns, too.

Activity: Using a large screen TV monitor and computer terminal, the whole class joins in an activity of identifying patterns and forming hypotheses about those patterns. There are a number of software companies that have good scientific method programs. One that is conducive to large group participation is "Snigs, Flirks, and Blorgs" by Focus Media. This program presents three problems in levels of increasing difficulty.

Assessment: Quality of class participation and success of the class in solving the three problem sets.