Introducing Depth and Complexity
Are your students new to Depth and Complexity? Start here to introduce each of the prompts.
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Part 1: Depth and Complexity: ποΈ Big Idea
Let's get students thinking big and focusing on more abstract ideas.
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Part 2: Depth and Complexity: π» Details
Get kids focusing on the small, but essential, details of a topic.
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Part 3: Depth and Complexity: βοΈ Ethics
Want to add drama to any topic? Use the Ethics prompt!
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Part 4: Depth and Complexity: π Multiple Perspectives
In this video, we introduce the π Multiple Perspectives prompt of Depth and Complexity.
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Part 5: Depth and Complexity: Patterns
Can your students spot anything that repeats? Or that has stopped repeating?
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Part 6: Depth and Complexity: π¦ Rules
Is there a consequence for not doing something? You may have found a rule!
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Part 7: Depth and Complexity: β³ Change Over Time
Want to get students thinking about how a topic has changed or might change in the future? The β³ Change Over Time thinking tool is just what you need!
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Part 8: Depth and Complexity: π Language of the Discipline
Imagine a construction worker who doesn't know the name of a screwdriver or a doctor who can't remember what to call your neck. It's pretty hard to communicate well without knowing the π Language of the Discipline!
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Part 9: Depth and Complexity: π Across Disciplines
No topic is an island! With the π Across Disciplines prompt, students note connections within and across multiple fields.
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Part 10: Depth and Complexity: β Unanswered Questions
This underutilized tool focuses students on what we donβt yet know and even what we canβt know.
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Part 11: Depth and Complexity: π Trends
Has something been changing recently? What might be causing that? What are the effects?