Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. I have been loving this first year of teaching AP Research. I’m still not sure I’m doing everything well, but I enjoy it and the students are engaged. Research requires me to be so much more flexible than any other course I’ve ever taught. Continue reading “Mike Tyson Was Right – AP Research”
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Defining “Better” with Toy Cars
High school students often struggle narrowing and defining their research topics. A common topic looks something like “To what extent do short videos affect teenage health?”. That’s an incredibly difficult topic to research, in large part because we haven’t defined “health.” Are we talking obesity? Blood pressure? Kidney stones? The possibilities are endless. Helping ourContinue reading “Defining “Better” with Toy Cars”
There’s no More or Less, you need to cite sources
I recently came across a copy of the More or Less card game even though it’s a UK exclusive. In my continuing quest to jam games into my clases, I found a fun way to incorporate it into my AP Research course. First, More or Less is an extremely simple party game. One side ofContinue reading “There’s no More or Less, you need to cite sources”
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