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At the center place enough thinking logs for each student to have one.
Also place the color pencils and glue sticks at the center for the students to use.
Make sure each student has a pencil.
Make sure the students have colored pencils available to them at their desks.
In total there will be three trays that will have material for each of the three challenge questions.

On the first tray place three different types of rocks, a small stick, part of a leaf, a blade of grass, a marigold seed, a sunflower seed, a lima bean seed, a pea seed, and a pumpkin seed on a paper plate. Make sure all of these materials are mixed up on the plate. Also, place three paper plates on the tray. Using the marker label one plate “seeds”, the second plate …show more content…

The square sheets of paper should be set aside for the teacher to hand out in the introductory stage.
The index cards should be set aside for the teacher to hand out during the big idea section. Center Management:
This part is covered during the introduction stage and the discussion of the challenge questions.

Introducing My Part of the Center:
Before the introduction begins the teacher will hand each student the square sheet of paper.
The teacher will say, “Okay class I have given you a square sheet of paper and you should have colored pencils at your desk. Now without talking to your tablemates I would like you to draw me a picture of a seed.”
The teacher will give the students an appropriate amount of time to draw. During this time the teacher will walk around the room and observe the students.
The teacher will say, “Alright times up. I would like everyone to hold up your drawings for everyone to see.”
The students will hold up their pictures and the class will scan the room to look at everyone’s picture.
The teacher will say, “You are probably wondering why I had you draw a picture of a seed. Well today we are going to look at different seeds in our center over here. This center is going to be a little different than our usual lessons. In the center you will all be taking turns instead of everyone working at once. The centers are going to have 3 different challenges that you are going to try and solve on your own. Each challenge is going

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