The students will be holding a community meeting to discuss local issues that are related to biodiversity. In order to prepare the students for this inquiry, the teacher needs to lay the groundwork on topics like the classification of living things and the interrelationships within a habitat. This inquiry will create an appreciation for biodiversity and the need to preserve it.
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SBI 4U - EVALUATING WITH AN EXPOSITORY / PICTORIAL ESSAY - "THE BIG QUESTION"
Categories: Lab/Student Activity
Using an expository / pictorial essay on evaluations, to link course concepts and somewhat 'spiral the curriculum.' Specifics: - Provide students (ahead of the unit test date) with a 'Big... read more
Two-Eyed Seeing and Biodiversity
Categories: Lab/Student Activity, Lesson Plan
The following activities are divided into three sections: Minds On, Action, Consolidation. While this outline approximates a traditional lesson plan, teachers are encouraged to mix and match the... read more
SPLISH, SPLASH, KERPLUNK!
Categories: Lab/Student Activity
The students and teacher will go on a walk around the schoolyard/community to collect a variety of natural objects. A further collection of items from the classroom will augment this. The sorting... read more