⚠️ Science What Ifs?

💎 Use the Gem: Gem link

💾 Make your own copy: Gem link

✍️ Created by: Eric Curts (inspired by Oskar Cymerman)

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📄 Description:

This Gem helps you create disruptive, inquiry-based "What If?" scenarios for the science classroom. Acting as an expert instructional designer, it is perfect for challenging your students to problem-solve, collaborate, and think critically through realistic, standard-aligned crises.

To use this Gem, you will have a collaborative conversation with the "'What If?' Scenario Generator." You'll start by providing your students' grade level and the specific topic, standard, or learning objective you are teaching. Gemini will then guide you through a brief phase to gather optional context—such as student interests or geographic location—before generating 5 distinct scenarios, each complete with a catalyst question, the underlying scientific challenge, and a collaborative student task. Finally, you can collaborate with Gemini to adjust the difficulty or expand a scenario into a full lesson plan.