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Food Chain online gizmo -
Students worked individually to complete an online simulation that was not
difficult but required concentration. Working in groups, therefore, was
unnecessary.
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"Good Buddies" ProjectWILD activity - Students worked in pairs in this
challenging activity to match up symbiotic animal pairs in nature.
Students had to work together to read context clues, draw on prior
knowledge, and reason together to complete the activity. Working alone
would have been too difficult and working in groups larger than pairs
would have been less productive (not enough roles).
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Starburst Genetics Lab -
Students worked one at a time in pairs (thus signifying reproduction) but
switched pairs every round so as to accomplish genetic diversity.
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Vertebrate Skeletons Lab -
Students worked in larger groups to reason through an activity that
required critical thinking and detailed observations. Working alone or in
smaller groups would have prohibited the free flow of many students' ideas
to reach plausible explanations.
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Oh Deer! ProjectWILD Activity -
Students both cooperated and competed with one another in order to create
a classroom simulation of a deer population, thus grasping concepts like
dynamic equilibrium, limiting factors, and carrying capacity.
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Classroom Cells - Students were responsible for one cell organelle or
function and worked together to create classroom models. Then, students
reviewed cell organelles/functions by playing a class matching game.
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Science safety plan
- This paper discusses my plan to ensure that all science activities are
managed effectively and safely.
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Class Management Plan - This paper further discusses my plan to ensure
that all science activities are managed effectively and safely.
