But this was POGIL. The rules were clear: everyone contributes, and the process of figuring it out together matters more than the final answer.
For the next twelve minutes, they argued, erased, and talked over each other. At one point, Alex got frustrated and fell silent. Jordan noticed. pogil chemistry
Alex wrote: “I learned that being wrong out loud is faster than being wrong alone. Jordan caught my mistake in 10 seconds. It would have taken me 10 minutes to find it myself.” But this was POGIL
Here’s a helpful story designed to support a student (or group) working through a activity in chemistry. Title: The Case of the Unbalanced Equation At one point, Alex got frustrated and fell silent
“So it’s a puzzle,” Jordan said, grinning. “We change one thing, check another.”
You’ve got this. One coefficient, one electron, one question at a time.
Jordan wrote: “I learned that talking less and asking ‘What do you see?’ works better than just giving my answer.”