Ability of students to e-mail one another and the teacher. First engage your students by an event or question related to the concept that you plan to introduce. Next allow your students to participate in activities to explore the concept. This exploration provides students with a common set of experiences from which they can initiate the development of their understanding of the concept. Students, led by the teacher, clarify the concept under study and define relevant vocabulary.
Students elaborate and build on their understanding of the concept by applying it to new situations.
Considering multiple perspectives. Examining economic, social, and cultural developments in contemporary United States. Using telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences. Have students use the questions to interview 5 girls of different ages, and draw two conclusions based on their findings. Teacher assesses students' prior knowledge by having students discuss what they discovered in their interviews of women and girls in their own community.