The Plot Thickens: Using a Plotting Activity to Start Your School Year Strong

Authors

Joe Taylor, Washington High School, Cedar Rapids

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Captivating students and setting high expectations for critical thinking are two key classroom goals. This plotting and graphing activity is designed specifically to achieve these goals. Additionally, this activity can be modified for any science course taught at the secondary school level. Support materials including teacher and student printouts are provided at the end of the article. This activity promotes National Science Education Standards A, C, D, and F and Iowa Teaching Standards 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

Publication Date

Winter 2010

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

37

Issue

1

First Page

8

Last Page

17

Copyright

© Copyright 2010 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Taylor, Joe (2010) "The Plot Thickens: Using a Plotting Activity to Start Your School Year Strong," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 37: No. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol37/iss1/4