4C super skill | Examples of Explanation student activities |
Critical thinking and problem solving | ・ Demonstrate how something works ・ Set up an experiment and explain to the class how it works ・ Explain how past learning links to new knowledge ・ Look for and explain patterns in data ・ Use a Venn graphic organizer to explain the differences and commonalities in data ・ Apply previous knowledge to resolve a current software problem |
Communicating | ・ Explain to the teacher personal understanding of an idea, concept, or issue ・ Reinforce, support or challenge what has been said ・ Conduct an interview and report the outcome to the class or topic ・ Describe the results of an experiment ・ Present a report to the class of a field trip. ・ Explain the meaning of a plot in the story they have just read ・ Describe and illustrate a concept using a model |
Collaborating | ・ Conduct a Round-Robin of Four-Ways-Interviews and then discuss among your team the ideas generated by the interviews ・ Question each other and probe each other’s contribution to develop a deeper and fuller explanation and understanding ・ Challenge each other’s contribution to the team by asking them to explain further ・ Use the Think-Pair-Square cooperative learning structure to explain a topic to your team-members ・ Encourage equal participation in explaining something new |
Creating and innovating | ・ Link past event to new learning occurrences ・ Develop a hypothesis to be tested ・ Come up with a new theory to replace an existing one ・ Create a glossary of terms from the topic learnt and explain them to the class ・ Compose a narrative and explain it ・ Use digital-imaging technology to create a graphic to be used in a digital presentation. |