Students exchange ideas, support arguments, document solutions, and ask questions orally when interacting with each other and the teacher. Students have meaningful discussions with each other when working in small groups throughout the school term. Students will write a variety of documents. Students write clear solutions to questions on tests and on in-class assignments. Teacher asks leading questions in the class supplement to review constantly material students should be learning.
Teacher requires students to write answers to all tests.
Students will understand quantitative problems. Students are introduced to quantitative methods in geology, such as rates of continental drift and gradients of rivers, then are asked to apply them. Students solve quantitative problems expressed in English. Students will be able to use a computer. Students are willing to receive information and respond to it.