Another important concept in seventh grade science is classification. I loved the way Wil started his lesson with the classification puzzle. Here is his web site http://www.brynmawr.edu/biology/franklin/LPN/animalpuzzle.html. Just click and copy and run off enough copies for each lab group. A perfect way to allow students the chance to classify by their own criteria.

BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR/ SCIENCE IN A SENSE OF PLACE-

                                 CURRICULUM PROPOSAL

Wil had a fantastic lesson on comparison anatomy. This web site will allow me to use virtual bones so that my students can make comparison.The site is called eSkeletons (http://www.eskeletons.org/). I know my students will love to just explore. I could see writing a lesson in which the students would pick out 2 different animals and I will ask them to search certain bones. They will then make hypothesis about these animals by looking at these bones.

                                               Image copied

 

fromhttp://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/wml/spaceandtime/planetarium/solar-system/graphics/solarsystem.jpg

 

In seventh grade we spend some time finding our place in the universe. I think this web site would be an interesting way to begin this unit http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/cosmic/cosmic.html.

 I do spend some time teaching the watershed. I now have some idea how I can add some spark to this unit.

                                              

                   

                           I copied this image fro the following site

http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/watermgt/WC/Subjects/WSNoteBks/basin.gif

 

Mary Ellen - ...an atmosphere in which we could use our own background knowledge base, bounce ideas off each other, and have the time to process what we were experiencing through trial and error.

 

Anne - ...don't miss all the great images of us looking for homologies

 

Diane - I think I would introduce one tree at a time and discussed why the right answer made more sense than the other 2 choices.

 

 

    I often kid that I am turning into my students. I know that I have learned many things this week but I'm afraid that I will forget them. I plan to use my blog to help me find my way back to Bryn Mawr when September comes.