2. Ask students how they think the terms relate to the topic and , perhaps, to each other. Assure students that you don’t expect them to have the right answers but that you want them to form the best hypotheses they can. If students are very hesitant, suggest that they make up a story about the topic that includes as many terms as possible, or tell them to just take the terms one at a time and decide what each one has to do with the topic, even if they need to guess.
3. Have students share ideas. Ask probing questions that encourage them to think carefully about their speculations, explain their reasoning , listen