Silent collaboration (Organic chemistry)

nom de cours/ name of the course: Organic chemistry

ton nom / your name : Khash Afshar

depuis combien de temps cette activite existe-t-elle/  how long has this activity been in use:  2 years

la durée de l'activité / duration of the activity:  15-30 minutes

description de l'activité / description of the activity :  In groups of 4-5 students, they are asked to draw a molecule from the given name without talking. They work on whiteboards and each student is only allowed to draw one aspect of the molecule. In each group, there is one person designated by the rest of the group (usually the one who understands the best) that is allowed to erase other people's work if they think that a mistake was made. The students will have a set number of minutes, usually 5 minutes, to complete this task and get the right answer. The students are then given a minute to talk to each other and make sure that everyone understands what they're doing, and then they are tasked to complete a new molecule, usually a more challenging one. At the end, the group with the most correct answers wins the activity.

l'objectif de l'activité / the goal of the activity :  For them to collaborate: the real pedagogical value is in the one minute between each set where they try to discuss the content.