Chemical Reactions Discussion Storyboard

Discussion storyboards are a great way to get your students talking about their ideas in Science. They allow students to critique and evaluate different viewpoints without upsetting other students. This activity can be used at the start of the topic to elicit any misconceptions students may have.

At first, show students a discussion storyboard like the one below. Ask them to look at the problem on the discussion storyboard. It shows four students who all have an idea about the problem in front of them. Students should think about who they think is the most correct and be prepared to explain why that person is correct.

Here are some other ideas use these discussion storyboards in your lessons.

1. Students add another cell on the end of the example you’ve given them to explain who they think is correct and why.
2. Students create their own discussion storyboards to share with peers on the current topic.