Build understanding through debate

By Zoe Lambard2019-06-19T11:15:00

An image showing a male student and a teacher discussing different ways of representing water in solution, to challenge misconceptions about the particle model

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How to identify and challenge misconceptions

Students come into the classroom with their own understanding of how the world works. These self-constructed ideas can be in conflict with current scientific understanding and need challenging. You can do this by providing students with conflicting evidence.

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