THE GREAT VOLUME EXCHANGER

Use of a discrepant event piques curiosity and provides an excellent metaphor for a problem in science that can be addressed in a scientific way. Water is poured into a "magic" box, and out comes a much larger volume of water (or other liquid).
Resource ID#: 1890 Type: Teaching Idea
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Direct Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20191022024721/http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/grt.vol.html

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Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 6, 8
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Overhead Projector
Instructional Time: 45 Minute(s)
Keywords: magic box, magic bottle, discrepant event, scientifc process, scientific method, predict, observe, explain, model
Instructional Component Type(s): Teaching Idea,  Problem-Solving Task, 
Instructional Design Framework(s): Predict-Explain-Observe-Explain
Resource Collection: General Collection

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