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Science Senior Debates

[|STSE Cell Phone Cancer debate.docx][|SPH3U Classroom Debate Activity.docx][|Debate Activity for SCH3U Food Additives.docx][|Debate should people take genetic testing.docx][|Differentiated Instruction Assignment.docx][|Over Fishing debate.docx][|SPH3U Classroom Debate Activity.docx][|Stem Cells BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES DEBATE.docx][|SCU4U-debate-plastics-tatiana.doc][|SCH 3U – Gases and Atmospheric Pressure.doc][|SCH4U debate.docx][|SBI3U Debate Assignment.docx][|SBI3U Debate Activity with RUBRIC.docx][|SBI3C Debate Activity-Microbiology.docx][|Molecular Genetics 12.docx][|J.McFarlane Debate Activity SBI3U1.docx][|Grade 11-SB13C.pptx][|Grade 11 Physics.docx][|GMOs Debate Assignment-Grade 11 Biology SBI3C.docx][|Debate topic DDT.docx][|Classroom Debate ActivitySCH3U.docx][|Biotechnolgy Debate.docx][|Biology debate SB1C3.docx][|STSE-TownHallDebate.docx] The Value Debate Holds in High Schools UBC Debate High School Outreach Program June 2007 2 Major areas: As a ** learning enrichment tool ** Helps develop social, public speaking & critical thinking skills Encourages students to widen their knowledge Aids in essay writing- familiarity with the idea of a thesis & supporting arguments Incorporates current events and active citizenship Forces them to engage in subject matter o  Stresses active listening skills and auditory learning o  Provides a variety of exciting classroom activities (ex. U-shaped   debate) Gives students an avenue to test and improve their logic · As a ** competitive activity ** Engages and offers enrichment for students that are interested in  debate, politics, etc.   Functions as an extracurricular unlike many others offered in schools (e.g. sports), allows schools to offer a more diverse experience for students Develops high level of argumentation and critical thinking, skills that only become increasingly valuable and rewarding at the postsecondary level o  Rewards coaches who both see concrete results immediately (e.g.   tournaments) and long term (skills that carry through academic  career etc.) o Allows for // student interest // to be a key factor in development, with less emphasis on innate abilities o  Builds increasing returns on investment in knowledge and skill development o  Encourages students to compete against oneself; through individual team scores, constructive criticism from judges o Creates sense of satisfaction from belonging to a team