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can he use to summon his schema of names, dates, events and inventions of the Industrial Revolution? _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. What schema activation techniques are effective for organizing data or sequencing information? _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. Britta’s literature class will soon read One Thousand Paper Cranes, by Ishii Takayuki. It is a story about a young victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. In history last year, Britta studied about WWII. In science, she learned about radiation and nuclear energy. What prior knowledge might Britta have which can make the story more meaningful to her? Suggest some schema activation techniques for Britta. _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. Have you ever taken a road trip through the west and actually looked up from your video game long enough to observe your surroundings? Have you ever hiked through a forest or camped by a river? How might these activities add to a student’s schema of American history? PRODUCT PREVIEW _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 9. Have you ever watched a lightning storm or experienced a hurricane? How might that add to your schema for science and math? _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 10. How is knowledge like water? _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________
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