Students typically come into the classroom with some base knowledge about biology, whether it is prior learning at home, in previous courses or from personal experience. Differentiating learning based on students’ previous knowledge can be a challenge in a large classroom, thus with the help of a diagnostic assessment for learning, we can cater the material to each student individually. In the past, we have typically completed quizzes on paper and it is time consuming to provide feedback. Google Form Quizzes provides the opportunity for instant feedback so that we can allocate time to do more learning rather than marking.
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Student Activity: Using Parallax: How Far is that Star?
Categories: Lab/Student Activity
Since the distances to the stars cannot be measured directly, astronomers use a variety of techniques including triangulation and parallax, comparison of absolute and apparent magnitude, and Cepheid... read more
The Three Sisters: Corn, Squash, and Beans
Categories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
Throughout a series of explorations involving the use of Indigenous People's stories students will learn about the importance of plants and their relationship with us and the the natural environment.... read more
Teacher Demo/Student Activity: Finding the electron
Categories: Lab/Student Activity, Teacher Demonstration
Prior to Thomson’s work it was thought that the atoms of each element were unique, invisible particles, or that atoms were made of subatomic particles that had significant mass compared to the atom... read more