You are teaching a unit on seashells. You distribute several shells to the students and ask them to make observations and record them in their notebooks. You then bring the whole class back together to confer over their observations and see how they compare to others'. Your role is to:

a. Identify the students who seem to have the best observations and then have them lead the class discussion
b. Facilitate social interaction and make sure that all students are sharing their observations
c. Lead the discussion by reading aloud several students' observations and then critiquing them
d. Help converge their many observational understandings into a commonly agreed upon understanding


Correct answer: c

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