CFA #3

CFA #3

Hey hey hey everyone! Today we took CFA #3 to wrap up our 8.L.4 unit on the theory of evolution and natural selection. There are definitely some celebrations ahead and badges to be awarded as a number of students hit…

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Finishing Friday| Wrapping Up Comparative Anatomy

Finishing Friday| Wrapping Up Comparative Anatomy

Happy Friday! YES! Today students took their assessment on homologous and analogous structures and evidence for the theory of evolution. I must say, I was VERY pleased with the number of students who met or exceeded the 85% mark! To…

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Thinkin’ Thursday: We’re on a (Web) Quest

Thinkin’ Thursday: We’re on a (Web) …

Hey, hey, hey and happy Pre-Friday everyone! Today students worked on a web quest at the following link: http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/similarity_ms_01 *Side note: They have a high school version too, simply replace the “ms” in the link with “hs”. As students worked their…

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Writing Wednesday: Higher Order Processing Questions

Writing Wednesday: Higher Order Processing Questions

Greetings and happy Wednesday to you all! Today students had the opportunity to work on a Writing Wednesday assignment that really required them to think hard and analyze what the questions were asking and what information the diagrams were giving. Students…

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Text Tuesday: Homologous & Analogous Structures

Text Tuesday: Homologous & Analogous Structures

Happy Tuesday! Today we took a look at homologous and analogous structures through our Text Tuesday lens. Students did a close read of this text using annotation strategies using these super cute annotation bookmarks I found over at Ideas by…

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