Read all the questions first before entering an answer.
Discuss and decide on the best ways of finding
the correct answer. Sometimes a team member will know or be able to
think of the correct answer. Sometimes the answer will be in a book in
the library, or found by using a search engine on the internet. (Make
sure you don’t accidentally log off the ScienceIQ site when you use the
internet.)
Share the questions amongst the four team members. Make
sure each question has at least 2 people independently working on the
answer. Set deadlines and team meeting times. (eg. Meet back here in 10
minutes. Then we will decide which questions need more team time.)
Meet as a team to discuss and compare your answers. Make sure the team members responsible can explain each answer.
Nominate a team member to enter the answers into the site. Be
careful! Correct spelling counts and do not accidentally put in two
spaces between words or spaces in front of words.
After your team has finished and you have your scores, evaluate
your team’s problem solving processes. For example, which team member
was the best at the scrambled word questions or who am I questions or
the chemistry questions etc? Who was the fastest skimmer and scanner?
Who used the internet search engines most effectively? How will you use
this information to work more quickly and accurately next time?