The teacher uses the information from this activity to improve the lesson. Students' written responses. A seventh-grade class is studying the motion of objects. The book is on the desk, the desk is on the floor, the floor is a part of the building, the building is sitting on the Earth, the Earth is rotating on its axis and revolving around the Sun, and the whole solar system is moving through the Milky Way. The second student sits back with a self-satisfied smile on her face.
All discussion ceases.
Ms. M. signals time and poses the following questions to the class. Imagine an insect and a spider on a lily pad floating down a stream. The spider is walking around the edge of lily pad. The insect is sitting in the middle of the pad watching the spider. After setting the class to work discussing the questions, the teacher walks around the room listening to the discussions.