Teacher's guide for Hunting for the Science of Gold

by Annemarie Kierce

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Introduction

Use this Knowledge Hunt to help Grade Science students learn about Science of Gold. The goal is to get students openly exploring a topic.

Overview

Main Topic:	Science of Gold
Subtopics:	, , ,
Grade Level:	7 - 9
Subject(s):	Science
Learning Goal:	acquiring defined knowledge

Vision and Reality

If the learning goal were achieved in the most ideal of perfect worlds it would look something like:

Students discover the science of gold, find its amazing properties, how gold is formed, found and what we do with gold.

However, what I anticipate probably looks more like:

Based on the Vision set for this activity, the actual reality is more likely to be

The What - If Inventory

To give the activity its best chance at helping students learn, I assembled this list of possible resources:

Technology Resources




Internet Potential




Possible Collaborations




Special Events




General Resources




Standards

Conclusion

created by Annemarie Kierce email: amkierce@sovereignhill.com.au http://www.web-and-flow.com/members/akierce/scigold/hunt.htm