ODD THINGIES ACTIVITY
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What is this? What is it used for? How does it work?
Providing you do not already know what it is, how have you decided the function of this object? If you do know what it is, how did you learn to use it? How would you explain its use to someone else? If you do not know what this is, how easy or difficult is it for you to guess its function? If you do know what it is, what else can you imagine using it for? What are the formal properties that make you consider these alternative uses? |
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What is this? What is it used for? How does it work?
Providing you do not already know what it is, how have you decided the function of this object? If you do know what it is, how did you learn to use it? How would you explain its use to someone else? If you do not know what this is, how easy or difficult is it for you to guess its function? If you do know what it is, what else can you imagine using it for? What are the formal properties that make you consider these alternative uses? |
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What is this? What is it used for? How does it work?
Providing you do not already know what it is, how have you decided the function of this object? If you do know what it is, how did you learn to use it? How would you explain its use to someone else? If you do not know what this is, how easy or difficult is it for you to guess its function? If you do know what it is, what else can you imagine using it for? What are the formal properties that make you consider these alternative uses? |
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What is this? What is it used for? How does it work?
Providing you do not already know what it is, how have you decided the function of this object? If you do know what it is, how did you learn to use it? How would you explain its use to someone else? If you do not know what this is, how easy or difficult is it for you to guess its function? If you do know what it is, what else can you imagine using it for? What are the formal properties that make you consider these alternative uses? |
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What is this? What is it used for? How does it work?
Providing you do not already know what it is, how have you decided the function of this object? If you do know what it is, how did you learn to use it? How would you explain its use to someone else? If you do not know what this is, how easy or difficult is it for you to guess its function? If you do know what it is, what else can you imagine using it for? What are the formal properties that make you consider these alternative uses? |
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What is this? What is it used for? How does it work?
Providing you do not already know what it is, how have you decided the function of this object? If you do know what it is, how did you learn to use it? How would you explain its use to someone else? If you do not know what this is, how easy or difficult is it for you to guess its function? If you do know what it is, what else can you imagine using it for? What are the formal properties that make you consider these alternative uses? |
Does it help to know that all of these items are used in the kitchen?
If you didn't know what they were, does this context information change your mind about what the items are used for?
copyright 2001 Elizabeth Boling and Indiana University
3 January 2000