Demonstration of Learning - Grade 3 Art of Thinking

What does it mean to collaborate with others?

• Letting others do all the work

• Arguing until your idea is chosen

• Working together to solve a problem

• Ignoring other people’s opinions

Ms. Carter’s class is working on a group project, but some students are talking about other things instead of helping. What is a good way to solve this problem?

• Ask the teacher to cancel the project

• Assign each student a task so everyone knows what to do

• Ignore the students who are off-task and work alone

• Tell the students they are not allowed to talk at all

The classroom floor is often messy at the end of the day because some students forget to pick up their trash and supplies. Which of the following could be a solution you suggest to solve the problem?

• Assign a few students to clean the whole classroom every day

• Ask the teacher to do all the cleaning

• Ignore the mess and hope it gets better over time

• Have everyone check their area and pick up before leaving

At recess, some students are arguing about who gets to use the soccer ball first. To solve the problem, the teacher suggests making a rule that students must take turns using the ball for five minutes each. What are possible consequences of this solution?

• A. Everyone will get a fair chance to play

• B. Some students might refuse to follow the rule

• C. The soccer ball will never be used again

• D. Only one student will get to use the ball every day

• E. Fewer arguments will happen over the soccer ball

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

When solving a problem, it is important to think about the __________ of each possible solution.

• consequences

• colors

• locations

• numbers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1