Our next systems stop was the courtroom and how evidence is presented in trial. We spent time researching the elements of the courtroom and the progression of trials. Students made some excellent presentations to share with the class and we finished with playing the role of opposing attorneys in the Make Your Case game. Use this link to play at home! http://www.scholastic.com/americanjustice/makeyourcase/
Critical and Creative Thinking: This month students practiced reasoning strategies by using clues to complete matrix logic puzzles. They used the given information to make one and two step deductions in order to find or eliminate matches between the puzzle categories.
Habits of Mind: Our main Habit of Mind focus has been on gathering data. Students used crime scene observations to consider the distinction between evidence and inference and the role of both when investigating. We also practiced metacognition as we set goals and reflected on our learning so far this year. We also practiced flexible thing and persisting with the Set Daily Puzzle, Mastermind, and Tangrams.
M^3 (Mentoring Mathematical Minds) Digging for Data: In math we continued in our data unit and worked on creating line plots and using them to find the median, mode, and range of the set. Students have used our Nearpod software to do some self-paced practice and build their math vocabulary.
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