Active learning techniques in LessonUp

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Active learning

techniques in LessonUp

Which active learning techniques can

I use in LessonUp and how do I create them?

Content

Active learning means that students are actively engaged with the learning material. This can lead to increased engagement and better learning outcomes. Here are some teaching methods and lesson ideas:

• Quiz - Multiple quiz questions
• Drag-and-drop - Practice words and/or concepts
• Spinner - Random turn, word, and/or question
• Debate - Poll statements
• Guided fantasy - Writing with sound
• Visible Thinking - See, think, wonder
• Trivial Pursuit - Hotspots and spinner
• Game of the Goose - Hotspots, images, and spinner

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Quiz

A quiz is a quick way to test students' knowledge. In LessonUp, you can easily create quizzes or use an existing quiz from the lesson library.

How do I create a quiz myself?

1. Create a lesson.
   
2. Click on + Add.
   
3. Click on Quiz.
   
4. Copy the slide as many times as needed.
   
5. Add questions and answers.

Note ⚠️: Don't forget to enter a correct answer!

Click here for an example.

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Drag and drop question

With a drag and drop question, you can have students match words/images to other words/images. A perfect way to see if they can make connections.

How do I create a drag and drop question myself?

1. Open your lesson and click on +Add.
    Choose Drag and Drop Question.

2. Create a drag component at +Component.

3. Create a drop target at Drag target.

4. Connect the drag component (blue)
    to the drop target (red).

Tip 💡: Make the components the same size.

Click here for an example.

How do I make this?

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What has the most impact on the environment?

Spinner

Add the Spinner to actively engage each student. The spinner can randomly select a student or display random words and/or questions.

How does it work?

1. Add the spinner via +Component and then Spinner.

    Now you have a spinner with participant names.

2. Add questions/words to the spinner?

    Click on the spinner on the right.
    Choose Component settings.

3. Check the box Use terms instead of student names.

4. Add terms separated by commas.

Tip 💡: Place one spinner with the names of the participants and another spinner with questions/ words.

Evaluation

with the spinner

Click here first
to choose a student.

Then click here

for a question.

Poll debate

Use the poll to see if the students agree or disagree with a statement. Divide the class into teams "agree" and "disagree". Let the students come up with arguments for their team and start the debate!

How to create a poll?

1. Open a lesson and click on + Add.
   
2. Choose Poll and select create your own.
   
3. Add a statement at the top.
   
4. Choose T for text answer options.
   
5. Create several answer options.

Tip 1 💡: Add multiple polls in a row for multiple debates.

Tip 2 💡: Click here for more debate activities.

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Parents should ban their children from participating in talent shows on television.

Agree

Disagree

Guided Fantasy

The students listen, with their eyes closed, to a story read by you. The story is accompanied by music. Afterwards, the students create a visualization of what they have seen.

How to do this?

1. Find a (short) story.

2. Find a suitable sound here and download it as an MP3.

3. Open a slide and choose Audio at +Component.

4. Double-click on the audio and add the audio file.

5. Optionally, add a background image.

Tip 💡: Instead of you telling the story and the students drawing, let the students come up with a story that fits the music.

Listen with your eyes closed

to the music.

1. Gebruik het verhaal over de kruistochten dat je kunt vinden als bijlage bij deze les.
2. Laat de leerlingen hun ogen sluiten, start de muziek in de tweede slide en begin het verhaal te vertellen c.q. voor te lezen.
3. Na het verhaal gaan de leerlingen hetgeen ze in het verhaal hebben gehoord tekenen. Dit kan elk onderdeel zijn. Dat maakt deze opdracht ook zo leuk: iedereen zal iets anders tekenen.
4. Laat de leerlingen een foto maken van hun tekening en laat hen de foto uploaden bij de fotovraag.

Visible Thinking - See, think, wonder

See, Think, Wonder is an activity from Visible Thinking (Project Zero). The goal of Visible Thinking is to make students' thinking visible.

How do I create this?

1. Find an image with sufficient visibility.
   
2. 'I see...' (See). The student describes the picture without interpreting it.
   
3. 'I think...' (Think). The student explains what is happening in the picture, interprets the image, and provides justification.
   
4. 'I wonder...' (Wonder). The student raises remaining questions about the picture.

Click here for an example.

I see ...

I think...

I wonder ...

Trivial Pursuit 

To play Trivial Pursuit, your knowledge is tested. The spinner determines both the question and the color category. Each correctly answered question earns a 'pie piece.' The first player to collect all the pie pieces wins. Play in pairs.

How to create Trivial Pursuit?

1. Add a Spinner at + Component. Put questions in the
    spinner by double-clicking on the spinner.

2. Add a Hotspot at + Component.

3.Right-click on the spinner. Click on Settings.
   Choose Extra: Moveable during presentation.

4. Copy the hotspot five more times and change them to match the colors of the spinner in Settings.

5. Under + Components, you'll find Circle in the Symbols

section. Create six circles in the same colors as the

spinner.

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Game of the Goose

With the game of "Game of the Goose," students work independently or in pairs or trios on the subject. As they progress through the game, the questions they receive become more difficult.

What do you need to create your own game?

1. A spinner with numbers -3, -2, -1, 1, 2, and 3.

2. Moveable hotspots as game pieces (pawns).

3. Fixed hotspots as designated places on the board.

4. Screenshots with questions/tasks that you link to
    the hotspots.

Click here for an example.

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Question:

Which type of weathering will occur most frequently here?

Question: Glaciers carry weathering material. Subsequently, this material, along with the glacier, erodes a valley. What shape does a glacier valley have?

Question: What is the sediment left behind on the sides, bottom, and end of the glacier called?

Question:

How can we tell that we are dealing with young mountains here?

Question: Explain how the Alps were formed? Describe this in at least three steps!

Question:
What does "firn" mean?

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Classify rivers. Based on a longitudinal profile, three parts are formed. Which parts are those?

Question:

There are 3 types of rivers. Which types are there?

Question:

Do we see an erosional coast or an accretion coast here?

Question:

What does erosion mean?

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In at least 3 steps, explain how what you see in the image has been formed?

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Here, we see an outer and inner bend of a river. Where does sedimentation occur, inside or outside the bend?

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How is a horseshoe lake formed? In this image, there is almost one visible.

Question:

What is sedimentation?

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Rivers cause erosion. The power of abrasive weathering material and water is immense. Complete valleys are formed by this force. What type of valley is formed?

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There are chemical weathering and mechanical weathering. Mechanical weathering is caused, among other factors, by temperature differences. Explain how temperature differences contribute to weathering.

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The Alps were formed by forces within the Earth. What are these forces called?

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What does old mountains look like? Provide at least 2 characteristics!

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What is the reason for significant sedimentation in the lower course of the river?

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Explain how a coastal dune is formed?

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What is the name of the river's mouth, as seen on the right side here?

On the left side, you can see an estuary!

Gameplay

How does this game work?

• Choose a pawn.
• Spin the wheel and move the number of steps indicated on the wheel.
• Follow the direction of the circles.
• If you land on a green circle, choose one of the question marks and answer the question. Incorrect? Then skip a turn. Correct, the turn goes to the other player, but you may continue after that.
• Lilac circle means waiting for a turn.
• White circle, nothing happens.
• The first player to reach one of the cups and answer correctly wins the game.

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