Although they are not explicitly labeled this way in the Science Discovery Series, the processes are integral to the curriculum. Describe the experience or activity you will have youth do before they are told or shown how. These two steps provide an opportunity for youth to develop logical thoughts, verbalize those thoughts, relate to others in the group, and compare experiences and opinions. It is important to promote an atmosphere of acceptance of individual participants and diverse thinking. Develop questions you will ask the students about their experience and their reaction to it after they have completed the activity.
Youth describe the results of the experience and their reactions.
Develop questions that you will ask the students about something they felt was important about the experience. Youth relate the experience to the targeted subject matter and life skills being learned. The final two steps provide activities or questions for youth to help summarize what they have experienced. It enables them to generalize what they have learned to other examples and situations. Develop questions that will ask the students how the experience related to their own lives.