Time to teach pedigrees! After all you've taught the kids about inheritance, this should be a piece of cake! Give them a chart, look at the colored in squares or circles, and determine the inheritance pattern. And now you have yourself a nice little pedigree lesson. Easy, right?! Well, it can …
Lesson Planning Tips for Block Scheduling
Block scheduling can seem like downright torture when it comes to lesson planning. But with these tips for navigating your block scheduling (typically 90 minute blocks), you'll be smooth sailing in no time! Block Schedule Tip #1: Do not expect perfection. Block Schedule Tip #2: Have a …
Cell-fie: Scaffolding in Biology
Scaffolding biology class using the class cell-fie: cells and their processes After so many biology classes, I had begun to realize that it seemed as though I spent a lot of time and energy teaching my kids all about cells, only to have them forget at least half of what they learned by the time …