Mr. Perez, a 5th grade teacher, wants students to become excited about exploring science in his class. At the beginning of the school year, he plans a unit on the differences between insects and arachnids. He plans to divide the class into groups, with half go the groups researching arachnids and half researching insects. He decides that for the final assessment students will design a model of an insect or an arachnid using a medium of their choice. Which would be the most appropriate strategy for Mr. Perez to use on the first day of the unit? A. Lecture to explain the differences between insects and arachnids. B. Ask the groups to read encyclopedia articles about arachnids or insects and then produce an oral report. C. Show the students color pictures of arachnids and insects and ask them to look for differences. D. Allow the students to use computers to do independent research on the differences between arachnids and insects.

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