More questions for your child to answer at home

More Questions from the Met Center... Each day after school, show these questions to your child. Video tape or tape record the responses. Practice for the 30-second elevator ride. ============================== 2. Quantitative Reasoning "How do I measure, compare or represent it?" This goal is to think like a mathematician: to understand numbers, to analyze uncertainty, to comprehend the properties of shapes, and to study how things change over time. Questions used to develop a student's project: . How can I use numbers to evaluate my hypothesis? . What numerical information can I collect about this? . Can I estimate this quantity? . How can I represent this information as a formula or diagram? . How can I interpret this formula or graph? . How can I measure its shape or structure? . What trends do I see? How does this change over time? . What predictions can I make? . Can I show a correlation? ______________________________________________ 3. Communication: "How do I take in and express ideas?" This goal is to be a great communicator: to understand your audience, to write, to read, to speak and listen well, to use technology and artistic expression to communicate, and to be exposed to another language. Questions used to develop a student's project: . How can I write about it? . What is the main idea I want to get across (thesis)? . Who is my audience? . What can I read about it? . Who can I listen to about it? . How can I speak about it? . How can technology help me to express it? . How can I express it creatively? . How can I express it in another language? ______________________________________________ 4. Social Reasoning "What are other people's perspectives on this?" This goal is to think like an historian or anthropologist: to see diverse perspectives, to understand social issues, to explore ethics, and to look at issues historically. Questions used to develop a student's project: . How do diverse communities view this? . How does this issue affect different communities? . Who cares about this? To whom is it important? . What is the history of this? How has this issue changed over time? . Who benefits and who is harmed through this issue? . What do people believe about this? . What social systems are in place around this? . What are the ethical questions behind this? . What do I think should be done about this? . What can I do? ______________________________________________ 5. Personal Qualities "What do I bring to this process?" This goal is to be the best you can be: to demonstrate respect, responsibility, organization, leadership, and to reflect on your abilities and strive for improvement. Questions used to develop a student's project: . How can I demonstrate respect? . How can I empathize more with others? . How can I look out for my health and well-being? . How can I communicate honestly about this? . How can I be responsible for this? . How can I persevere at this? . How can I better organize my work? . How can I better manage my time? . How can I be more self-aware? . How can I take on more of a leadership role? . How can I work cooperatively with others? . How can I enhance my community through this? Thes are great questions. They come from www.MetCenter.org Call me with comments, questions and suggestions. Mr. Mac (call me Steve if you are a parent) 954 646 8246 THE 30-SECOND ELEVATOR RIDE Imagine that you step on an elevator at the 10th floor. The doors close, the elevator moves down and the doors open at the 9th floor. Oprah Winfrey walks in. What do you say during the next 30 seconds. Come on, take a moment and make a decision. Are you going to stand and stare? Are you gong to politely look away? Are you going to interrupt her thoughts? What would you say? Here are my attempts... Do you know about Marla Ruzicka? Can I send you information about her sacrifice and good work in Afghanistan? Do you know about bonobos? Can I give you a cool web site to search for to ge more information? I think your audience would find the subject helpful. What would be your opening line to Oprah? Send your response to s2314@tmail.com