Happy Wednesday all!
I hope your week has been positive so far! Today we examined and analyzed 4 theories about the extinction of dinosaurs and wrote a persuasive argument for 1 of the theories.
First, we began by discussing things we had already learned about dinosaurs and extinction. Then we watched a Discovery Education clip called “The End of Dinosaurs“. Afterwards, students took quick notes on page 43 of their notebooks to get prepped for our gallery walk.
We visited 4 primary theories:
Theory 1: Asteroid Impact
Theory 2. Excessive Volcanism
Theory 3: Radiation
Theory 4. Ice Age
Students toured each poster and in their chart, wrote down the cause (i.e. asteroid impact), what happened in that theory, evidence supporting that theory as well as evidence against the theory. Afterwards, they used this information to help them create a persuasive writing piece.
Overall, it is great to see how writing samples have improved over the past 9 weeks!
Below you can find our materials from the day’s lesson:
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Class prezi: http://prezi.com/nrgai828ldgv/dinos-disasters/
Dinosaurs & Disasters Gallery Walk Posters: Dino Gallery Walk Posters
Dinosaurs & Disasters Student Answer Chart:Dino Extinction Gallery Walk – Student Answer Sheet
Extinction Writing Prompt: Writing Wednesday Extinction Prompt
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Tomorrow we will look at one final mini-lesson on rocks (porosity and permeability) and then do a review for CFA #2.
STUDY STUDY STUDY!
Have a great afternoon!
Meredith is a National Board Certified Teacher and has been teaching middle grades science for over a decade. She enjoys all science curricula but life sciences are her passion. She loves creativity and organization and feels at her best in the classroom when she can infuse these aspects into her lessons to help set up her students for success.
