Learning Technique: What's the connection?

• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)
• Higher Education (degree)
• Higher Education (non-degree)
• Foundation Degree

Introduction

It looks like an impressive card trick: the cards appear from a bag, and after a connection is made, they disappear into the trash. Fortunately, this activity is more than just that. The teacher (or a student) keeps taking one card from both piles and places it in the "equation" at the top of the screen. Then, the students - individually or in groups - indicate their relationship. Once one or more connections are given, the old cards are dragged to the trash, and two new cards are drawn.

Instructions

This activity can be used in all subjects and during all phases of the lesson. Whether it's a historical, geographical, or mathematical connection, or even in a modern foreign language where students need to make connections related to the culture of the country, this format is applicable. You can decide how the formulation of the connection should be: it could be a single concept or a complete sentence.

Students can enter their connections using their devices, and the answers will appear using the "hands up" option in LessonUp.

What's the connection?

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Aardappeloproer

1917

Enkele Amsterdamse vrouwen zagen dat er een schip vol aardappelen in een van de grachten lag. Ze gingen erop af en plunderden het schip: hun schorten vol aardappelen. De dag erna waren er meer plunderaars. Pas nadat zes mensen door het leger werden doodgeschoten, keerde de rust terug