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Larger Context: the curriculum unit, other experiences in or out of the classroom, the greater realm of science
Meaningful: explore big ideas or essential questions, contribute evidence, analyze information, explain thinking, ask questions, test understandings, construct understanding, evaluate work against criteria, revise work against criteria, create work based on criteria, or practice or rehearse something
Metacognition: Thinking about your own thinking Higher Level Thinking: see Bloom's Taxonomy
Appropriate complexity: Simple to use, yet set high level expectations