Ms. Porter is utilizing a discrepancy event with her fourth-grade students to introduce the concept of density. She places 1 raw egg into a jar with plain distilled water and another into a jar with salt water. The egg in the plain water sinks to the bottom of the jar while the egg in the salt water floats. The students work in small groups to formulate questions they will ask Ms. Porter about the egg activity to help the solve the puzzle about the eggs. All of the students' questions must be in a form that can be answered "YES" or "NO" by the teacher. During the question and answer period, Ms. Porter stops the discussion frequently and asks the groups to discsuss what they now know. At the completion of the question and answer period, small groups formulate ideas and are then encouraged to test their ideas using selected materials on a supply table.
What is the likely outcome os using these types of activities and strategies with students?
