Interpretive Skills

Question 1

Tools needed to provide a dynamic, interactive experience.

Answer 1

Individual Interest: Sharing what you find fascinating and amazing often incites a similar reaction in others.

Personal experiences: Sharing your favorite stories or encounters with whales is often exciting for visitors and helps them make connections with their own experiences.

Enthusiasm: Your energy is infectious.

3-Ds: Discover New Knowledge, Define how everything connects, Decide what you can do.

Question 2

Types of Questions

Answer 2

Focusing
Comparison
Inference
Problem-solving
Application
Cause-and-effect
Evaluation

Question 3

Typical Purposes

Focusing
Comparison
Inference
Problem-solving
Application
Cause-and-effect
Evaluation

Answer 3

Focusing - To focus attention on something of interest
Comparison - To bring out similarities and differences between things
Inference - To help to generalize or reason beyond the information you have given:
: to explore possible conclusions and implications.
Problem-solving - To get the group to think of solutions to real-world problems and issues
Application - To get the group to see how certain information applies in different
: situations.
Cause-and-effect - To get them to think about relationships that explain the occurrence of
: different events.
Evaluation - To get people to express their opinions and to hear the opinions of
: others.

Question 4

Examples

Focusing
Comparison
Inference
Problem-solving
Application
Cause-and-effect
Evaluation

Answer 4

Focusing - What do you think the purpose of the dorsal fin might be?
Comparison - In what ways are whales and humans alike?
Inference - If many folds in the brain reflect greater intelligence, what does that say
: about whale intelligence?
Problem-solving - What do you think needs to be done to be sure there is enough salmon
: for the orcas to survive?
Application - What could yo do differently at home, knowing about biotoxin
: accumulation in whales?
Cause-and-effect. - Since orcas use echolocation to find food, what do you think happens
: when there are a lot of boats?

Evaluation - Do you think we can save this species?