Reflections

Example reflection questions. This [|linked pdf]includes additional questions to develop critical thinking skills. Reflection prompts should be given at the begininning of class on Friday and responses collected by the end of class. Students will record their responses to prompts (related to content knowledge, skills as a team player and problem solver, as well as classroom procedures) in their journals, which can be electronic or paper based (give students the choice if you don't mind having these reflections in different places). Feedback should be given to students individually by the following Monday. For example, if a student is struggling with a particular issue, give them a suggestion as well as a check point date (i.e. "I think this XYZ could help you with this issue. I'll check in with you on Wednesday to see how you're doing). Reflection debriefing is done each Monday to address issues that three or more students have in common. This can take anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes, depending on the issue (use your best judgement).

__Reflection 1: Focus on Biofuels and planning.__ What are biofuels and what makes them such a "hot topic?" Where does the energy in a biofuel come from? What is your specific role in your group? How do you feel about your role and what are your plans for fulfilling this role?

__Reflection 2: Focus on Chemistry and investigation.__ List a few ways that you can measure energy output? Which did you chose for your project and why? What are you struggling the most with this week? Create a smaller concept map relating relating energy inputs and outputs of you biomass/biofuel.

Here students will be reflecting on what they've learned and how they performed in their group. The questions in this form are as follows: List the major steps of the project. What is the most important thing you learned in this project? What do you wish you had spent more time on or done differently? What part of the project did you do your best work on? What was the most enjoyable part of this project? What was the least enjoyable part of this project? How could your teacher change this project to make it better next time?


 * Sample Reflections Rubric**
 * 5 Points || 10 Points  || 15 Points  ||
 * All questions may or may not be answered and responses may or may not be thoughtful and detailed || Thoughtful and/or detailed responses to all questions || Thoughtful and detailed responses to all questions ||

