The final box on the worksheet asked: “What did your group do when you disagreed? How did that help you understand the concept better?”
Jordan pointed. “See this molecule here? It has two oxygens. And this one over here has two more. That’s four.”
Jordan wrote: “I learned that talking less and asking ‘What do you see?’ works better than just giving my answer.”
Alex grabbed a pencil. “If we put a coefficient of 2 in front of the left molecule… then left side has four oxygens. Right side still has four. But now the hydrogens are off.”
“So it’s a puzzle,” Jordan said, grinning. “We change one thing, check another.”
The final box on the worksheet asked: “What did your group do when you disagreed? How did that help you understand the concept better?”
Jordan pointed. “See this molecule here? It has two oxygens. And this one over here has two more. That’s four.”
Jordan wrote: “I learned that talking less and asking ‘What do you see?’ works better than just giving my answer.”
Alex grabbed a pencil. “If we put a coefficient of 2 in front of the left molecule… then left side has four oxygens. Right side still has four. But now the hydrogens are off.”
“So it’s a puzzle,” Jordan said, grinning. “We change one thing, check another.”
