2006-08-07 00:25:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
The terms "open ended" and "task" seem to be mutually exclusive. Open ended means that there is more than one correct answer. I don't know what grade level you are looking at but you may want to read this publication... Using Modern Methods and Equipment to Show the Role of Science in Real Life.
An example would be to have students design a playground using three of the "simple machines" ie... lever, pulley...
2006-08-07 08:43:55 · answer #1 · answered by probslvr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you heard of the homemade vs. McD's hamburger experiment? Apparently a teacher had the class place one of each on the classroom windowsill, in order to determine the length of time it would take for both of them to decay. The homemade burger was completely done within a week. After months of no change the McD's burger had to be sent to a lab. The results suggested that it was still consumable!
Seems pretty open-ended to me. Plus, kids can start to understand the value of FRESH food. Good luck.
2006-08-07 07:35:53 · answer #2 · answered by AussieGrrrl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know we had a physics computer program in high school (I can not recall the name) But we to include whatever law we were talking about:
if we studied gravity you could make a ball fall on the screen
if we studied surface tension you could...well the options are endless. It allows the student to make their own project, but at the same time they are all working on the same thing
2006-08-08 00:59:30 · answer #3 · answered by hambone1985 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋