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Tips for using Science World in the classroom

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Divide students into groups, and assign each group a different feature article in Science World. Have one member of each group read the story aloud, as the rest of the group listens and takes notes. Then have each group come up with 10 questions related to its story that the group does not know the answer to, but is curious to find out. For the last 20 minutes of class, have each group summarize sum·ma·rize  
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 the article for the class and present the group's list of questions. For homework, each student will choose a question to research, reporting the answer as an essay.
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Date:Oct 23, 2006
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