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This learning experience will develop an understanding of biodiversity through inquiry, related to the overall Science expectations, as well as some of the expectations in Language and Social Studies. The process begins with critical questions related to... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
Grade 3 students will plan and build a strong and stable structure that would be suitable for supporting playground equipment and creating play structures inspired by simple machines studied in Grade 2. Grade 2 students, will plan and use a simple machine (or a... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
Students will learn to describe mechanisms and how to reverse engineer (deconstruct or dissect) a technology of their choice and present it as a poster. I would not suggest other forms at this point because the poster can be easily accessed in the classroom as an... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity, Teacher Demonstration
Peergrade.io is a free website that allows teachers to provide a rubric for students to use to assess peer assignments. The website allows teachers to see student assignments and the feedback they provide to their peers, while keeping everything anonymous for the... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
Students reasearch the taxonomic breakdown of a variety of organisms. Students will look at was characterisitcs are present and absent. Through this investigation they will determine the plausible evolutionary history of the organism. This content is only available to... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
This activity uses the EdPuzzle platform to assess students understanding of the cell cycle. The students will watch a video through EdPuzzle that has a series of questions embedded in it. They will answer the questions as they watch. This content is only available to... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
This activity is a series of 10 circuits. The students are to build circuit one and move through each circuit challenge. Each circuit gets progessivly more difficult. This activity uses both series and parallel circuits. This content is only available to... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
Students often have many hidden misconceptions about evolution that can be be difficult to identify and correct. This creates problems when asking students to apply their knowledge of evolution theory and terms to new examples. Using WordWriter to assess individual... read moreCategories: Lab/Student Activity
Learning Goal: To make a simple motor and wind turbine that will produce an electric current when exposed to wind. This content is only available to... read moreCategories: General Interest
This activity begins with deep discussions on biodiversity and/or environmental factors. Students then continue exploring through readings from a variety of sources. The questions are then discussed in class to activate prior learning and stimulate deep thinking on... read more