Talking and Writing to Learn: The Physics of Traffic Intersection Safety, Part Two

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Matthew Perkins Coppola

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Part Two of this lesson further develops students’ literacy skills in the areas of critical reading and writing. Students apply their scientific knowledge and basic argumentation skills to determine the safety of a single traffic intersection. Students learn how to critically read scholarly journal articles and construct a formal written argument. Students will broaden the scope of their argument from a single intersection to the best practices for enforcement of traffic laws. Moving past emotionallycharged opinions, students use scientific evidence to inform and establish an evidence-based position on the use of cameras to impact the behavior of motorists.

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Lessons - Demonstrations - Instructional Insights