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Sense Making Graphic Organizers

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Sense Making Fillable PDF (pdf, 60 KB)

This fillable PDF graphic organizer provides space to fill in the four components of sense making.

Printable Fillable Sense Making Graphic Organizer (pdf, 123 KB)

These printable graphic organizers provide space to fill in the four components of sense making. Various color options are provided.

Sense Making Highlighted Sections (pdf, 316 KB)

This document explains the four components of sense making with each section highlighted for emphasis on a different page.

Context

The scientific sense making process consists of four components: phenomena, science and engineering practices, student ideas and science ideas.

Use these graphic organizers with any Xplorlabs learning experience to organize thinking around each component and understand: How can I make sense of safety science phenomena?

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