PowEr Connections
PowEr Connections |
CONSidering the big question ....
What are the connections among the people, places, and processes of the systems that provide the energy to power our world?
Task #8: At the direction of your teacher, meet again with your Expert group. Take your map with you. Take your turn in presenting your map to your Expert group and listen as other maps are presented. Discuss the connections each team identified. Look for patterns and explore disagreements. Return to your team with other perspectives and insights into the connections among the systems you have been studying.
Task #9: With your team, make any adjustments to your connections map to show how you may have changed your thinking as a result of sharing ideas in Expert groups.
Task #10: Print a copy off the Minequest Problem Solving Matrix using this link or obtain a copy from your teacher. Then follow these steps.
a. From your connections map, agree on the three most significant connections you discovered among the systems that produce our energy. Enter the connections on your matrix.
b. Now comes the tough part. You will use the matrix to decide which of the connections you have identified is the most significant. You need some criteria to help you decide. Your criteria should answer the question, “ What made us believe this connection is so important?” One example of a criterion to determine the significance of a connection might be the number of people involved. Brainstorm as many possibilities as you can before deciding on the best criteria for the job. Once you have a rich list of possibilities, agree on 3 to 5 and enter them in the matrix.
c. Now, discuss your ratings of each connection against the criteria you chose. Once your team agrees, enter and tally the ratings in the matrix. Check with your teacher to determine if you are to turn in your matrix for a grade or class credit.
Task #11: As an individual, revisit your team’s completed matrix and select any two separate scores. Identify the scores you choose by the cell they are in such as Change 3, Criterion 5. In a written explanation, make a case to support why your team chose these two ratings. Or instead you may write a “dissenting” opinion, explaining why you were in the minority and did not agree with your team’s rating in this case.
Task #12: As an individual, write an explanation of how the connections among processes, places, and or people involved in turning natural resources into energy exemplifies a complex system. Discuss how this complexity complicates making decisions and taking action.
Last but not least...
Task #13: Visit the Minequest Lobby and share your insights about discoveries you made in this learning journey. Think about the complexity of other systems that are a part of our daily lives. Are there other connections among energy systems that you didn’t research in this Minequest that add to this complex puzzle?
Moving on ...
Check to see that you have turned in any work that your teacher requires for evaluation or to earn a class grade.
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