Identify good discussion

Students were given a paradoxical question (i.e. “If energy is conserved, why is there still an energy crisis?”) to elicit relevant scientific concepts. Some thoughtful notes were selected for sharing in class to stimulate further discussion.

Students’ notes on Knowledge Forum

Students were also required to keep a learning diary to reflect on what has been learned. However, Hidy did not provide much guidance, apart from the following scaffolds:

• The most important problem is
• How do I solve this problem
• I still need to explore