SCH4U - Chemistry 12 (2024-25) - A

SCH4U-25A

**Electrochemical Cells - Think-Pair-Share Group Activity 5-3

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Description

In this group activity, members of the class will pair up and share their thoughts on a series of prompts.

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Think-Pair-Share - Electrochemical Energy

This activity has a series of 4 prompts for students to use the get them thinking about the relationship between chemical and electrical energy and how our needs for electrical energy can have consequences on the environment.

Big idea: Electrochemical reactions can be used to generate electricity in a portable format.

Think-Pair-Share

Pairs

Prompt:

1. What sources of portable energy do you use in your daily life? List some of the positive and negative characteristics of each source.

2. What characteristics should an ideal source portable of energy have?

3. Discuss any potential environmental consequences of portable sources of energy that you listed in prompt #1.

4. What are any potential alternative sources of energy for portable devices?

Teacher Instructions

Activity Instructions	Campus Plus
This activity has a series of 4 prompts for students to use the get them thinking about the relationship between chemical and electrical energy and how our needs for electrical energy can have consequences on the environment. Use the student responses to generate discussion.

Step 1: Think

Carefully think about the prompt for 2 minutes.

How would you answer it?

What connections can you make to what you know?

Step 2: Pair

Pair with another student in class for 3 minutes.

Share your ideas with each other and discuss the prompt.

Ask each other questions to clarify your thinking.

Step 3: Share

Choose one member of your pair to share your ideas.

Each pair will share their ideas with the class.

Consider how your thoughts might have changed after listening to the class.