B Barber
Science Coordinator

Partner Primary & Secondary Schools
John Paul, Nazareth, Padua, St John's Reg. Colleges & Partner Primary

Science
Middle Years Science Program - Course Development

Middle Years Science Program

 

Assessing Discussion

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"Fish Bowl" activity: Breaking  into discussion groups of 5 students sitting in a circle. Each student in the circle has a partner sitting behind them. The student behind observes how their partner is involved in the discussion. After 5 minutes they swap over. The object of the students involved in the discussion is to respond in ways to keep the discussion going. The observer behind will assess how well they keep the discussion going.