SOLO Mysteries - Revision history

PamHook at 08:45, 24 March 2013

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	Our inspiration came from David Leat from the University of Newcastle who has written about the classroom use of mysteries in some detail - refer to Mysteries in the David Leat Thinking series published by Chris Kington Publishing.		Our inspiration came from David Leat from the University of Newcastle who has written about the classroom use of mysteries in some detail - refer to Mysteries in the David Leat Thinking series published by Chris Kington Publishing.

−	Thinking through Geography by David Leat (1998) Strategy 4 Mysteries p51	+	*-[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Through-Geography-David-Leat/dp/1899857990 Thinking through Geography by David Leat (1998)] Strategy 4 Mysteries p51
−	Thinking through Primary Teaching by Steve Higgins with Viv Baumfield - Series Editor David Leat (2001) - Chapter 5 Mysteries	+
−	Thinking Skills Through Science by Sue Duncan, Don McNiven and Chris Savory - Series Editor David Leat (2004) - Three Chemical Mysteries p114	+	*-[http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Through-Primary-Teaching-Higgins/dp/1899857397 Thinking through Primary Teaching by Steve Higgins with Viv Baumfield - Series Editor David Leat (2001)] - Chapter 5 Mysteries
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		+	*-[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Skills-Through-Science-Duncan/dp/1899857559 Thinking Skills Through Science by Sue Duncan, Don McNiven and Chris Savory - Series Editor David Leat (2004)] - Three Chemical Mysteries p114

	The Nottinghamshire site referred to above has a good summary of Mysteries and interestingly a SOLO assessment rubric for teachers (see below)		The Nottinghamshire site referred to above has a good summary of Mysteries and interestingly a SOLO assessment rubric for teachers (see below)

PamHook at 08:40, 24 March 2013

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	Thinking Skills Through Science by Sue Duncan, Don McNiven and Chris Savory - Series Editor David Leat (2004) - Three Chemical Mysteries p114		Thinking Skills Through Science by Sue Duncan, Don McNiven and Chris Savory - Series Editor David Leat (2004) - Three Chemical Mysteries p114

−	The Nottinghamshire site referred to above has a good summary of Mysteries and interestingly a SOLO assessment rubric	+	The Nottinghamshire site referred to above has a good summary of Mysteries and interestingly a SOLO assessment rubric for teachers (see below)

	http://cms.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/learningandwork/educationandachievement/cpd/cpd-teaching/cpd-teaching-thinkingskills/thinkingskills-strategies/thinkingskills-mysteries.htm		http://cms.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/learningandwork/educationandachievement/cpd/cpd-teaching/cpd-teaching-thinkingskills/thinkingskills-strategies/thinkingskills-mysteries.htm

PamHook at 08:39, 24 March 2013

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	''"A Mystery is a collection of different data which pupils use to find a reasoned answer to a central question. The information used can be text, images, objects, charts or a combination."'' [http://cms.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/learningandwork/educationandachievement/cpd/cpd-teaching/cpd-teaching-thinkingskills/thinkingskills-strategies/thinkingskills-mysteries.htm Reference]		''"A Mystery is a collection of different data which pupils use to find a reasoned answer to a central question. The information used can be text, images, objects, charts or a combination."'' [http://cms.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/learningandwork/educationandachievement/cpd/cpd-teaching/cpd-teaching-thinkingskills/thinkingskills-strategies/thinkingskills-mysteries.htm Reference]

−	~~They~~ were used in NZ schools in the early 2000's but are less commonly seen nowadays. David Leat from the University of Newcastle has written about the classroom use of mysteries in some detail - refer to Mysteries in the David Leat Thinking series published by Chris Kington Publishing.	+	Mysteries were used in NZ schools in the early 2000's but are less commonly seen nowadays.
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		+	Our inspiration came from David Leat from the University of Newcastle who has written about the classroom use of mysteries in some detail - refer to Mysteries in the David Leat Thinking series published by Chris Kington Publishing.

	Thinking through Geography by David Leat (1998) Strategy 4 Mysteries p51		Thinking through Geography by David Leat (1998) Strategy 4 Mysteries p51
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	Thinking Skills Through Science by Sue Duncan, Don McNiven and Chris Savory - Series Editor David Leat (2004) - Three Chemical Mysteries p114		Thinking Skills Through Science by Sue Duncan, Don McNiven and Chris Savory - Series Editor David Leat (2004) - Three Chemical Mysteries p114

−	The Nottinghamshire site ~~cited~~ above has a good summary of Mysteries and interestingly a SOLO assessment rubric	+	The Nottinghamshire site referred to above has a good summary of Mysteries and interestingly a SOLO assessment rubric

	http://cms.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/learningandwork/educationandachievement/cpd/cpd-teaching/cpd-teaching-thinkingskills/thinkingskills-strategies/thinkingskills-mysteries.htm		http://cms.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/learningandwork/educationandachievement/cpd/cpd-teaching/cpd-teaching-thinkingskills/thinkingskills-strategies/thinkingskills-mysteries.htm
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		+	More recently Chris Harte and Tait Coles have collaborated to write a couple of fabulous blog posts about using Mysteries and SOLO. As they note combining Mysteries with SOLO Hexagons seems like a natural next step.
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		+	http://chrisharte.typepad.com/learner_evolution_chris_h/2012/10/brains-on-the-solo-table.html
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		+	http://taitcoles.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/brains-on-the-solo-table-part-2/

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PamHook at 08:35, 24 March 2013

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−	''"A Mystery is a collection of different data which pupils use to find a reasoned answer to a central question. The information used can be text, images, objects, charts or a combination."'' [~~Reference \|~~ http://cms.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/learningandwork/educationandachievement/cpd/cpd-teaching/cpd-teaching-thinkingskills/thinkingskills-strategies/thinkingskills-mysteries.htm]	+	''"A Mystery is a collection of different data which pupils use to find a reasoned answer to a central question. The information used can be text, images, objects, charts or a combination."'' [http://cms.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/learningandwork/educationandachievement/cpd/cpd-teaching/cpd-teaching-thinkingskills/thinkingskills-strategies/thinkingskills-mysteries.htm Reference]

	They were used in NZ schools in the early 2000's but are less commonly seen nowadays. David Leat from the University of Newcastle has written about the classroom use of mysteries in some detail - refer to Mysteries in the David Leat Thinking series published by Chris Kington Publishing.		They were used in NZ schools in the early 2000's but are less commonly seen nowadays. David Leat from the University of Newcastle has written about the classroom use of mysteries in some detail - refer to Mysteries in the David Leat Thinking series published by Chris Kington Publishing.
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	http://cms.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/learningandwork/educationandachievement/cpd/cpd-teaching/cpd-teaching-thinkingskills/thinkingskills-strategies/thinkingskills-mysteries.htm		http://cms.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/learningandwork/educationandachievement/cpd/cpd-teaching/cpd-teaching-thinkingskills/thinkingskills-strategies/thinkingskills-mysteries.htm
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PamHook at 08:26, 24 March 2013

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−	''"A Mystery is a collection of different data which pupils use to find a reasoned answer to a central question. The information used can be text, images, objects, charts or a combination."'' [Reference http://cms.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/learningandwork/educationandachievement/cpd/cpd-teaching/cpd-teaching-thinkingskills/thinkingskills-strategies/thinkingskills-mysteries.htm]	+	''"A Mystery is a collection of different data which pupils use to find a reasoned answer to a central question. The information used can be text, images, objects, charts or a combination."'' [Reference \| http://cms.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/learningandwork/educationandachievement/cpd/cpd-teaching/cpd-teaching-thinkingskills/thinkingskills-strategies/thinkingskills-mysteries.htm]

	They were used in NZ schools in the early 2000's but are less commonly seen nowadays. David Leat from the University of Newcastle has written about the classroom use of mysteries in some detail - refer to Mysteries in the David Leat Thinking series published by Chris Kington Publishing.		They were used in NZ schools in the early 2000's but are less commonly seen nowadays. David Leat from the University of Newcastle has written about the classroom use of mysteries in some detail - refer to Mysteries in the David Leat Thinking series published by Chris Kington Publishing.

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''"A Mystery is a collection of different data which pupils use to find a reasoned answer to a central question. The information used can be text, images, objects, charts or a combination."'' [Reference http://cms.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/learningandwork/educationandachievement/cpd/cpd-teaching/cpd-teaching-thinkingskills/thinkingskills-strategies/thinkingskills-mysteries.htm]

They were used in NZ schools in the early 2000's but are less commonly seen nowadays. David Leat from the University of Newcastle has written about the classroom use of mysteries in some detail - refer to Mysteries in the David Leat Thinking series published by Chris Kington Publishing.

Thinking through Geography by David Leat (1998) Strategy 4 Mysteries p51
Thinking through Primary Teaching by Steve Higgins with Viv Baumfield - Series Editor David Leat (2001) - Chapter 5 Mysteries
Thinking Skills Through Science by Sue Duncan, Don McNiven and Chris Savory - Series Editor David Leat (2004) - Three Chemical Mysteries p114

The Nottinghamshire site cited above has a good summary of Mysteries and interestingly a SOLO assessment rubric

http://cms.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/learningandwork/educationandachievement/cpd/cpd-teaching/cpd-teaching-thinkingskills/thinkingskills-strategies/thinkingskills-mysteries.htm