Discrepent Events

Discrepent Event organised by us B.Ed students

One of the best ways to engage students in science at the start of a new unit is to use a discrepant event. Discrepant events pique students’ interest and leave them craving the knowledge that you plan to teach them. Students are often left begging you to tell them “how did that happen?” That’s the kind of engagement we need (and want!) in science. It’s a win-win!

A discrepant event is a surprising and paradoxical outcome that is not what an observer would normally expect. A most common example of a discrepant event would be oobleck. Most children (who have never seen it before) would not expect it to have both properties of a solid and properties of a liquid. Nor would they expect it to roll into a ball and form, but immediately spread out as soon as the “ball” is placed on the table.

The largest reason is that students will become hooked on science. To them, this will appear to be “magic” and their ears will be wide open to understand just how that worked. Then they will be ready to “amaze” their friends both with the “trick” and then with their “smarts.”

We organised this Discrepent event Exhibition. All went so smoothly. All enjoyed alot. It was great Experience for all us.