Hey hey everyone!
Today we took a closer look at homologous structures by doing a gallery walk, analyzing a picture with various animal limbs, and answering conclusion/synthesis questions.
In order to complete this activity, students learned a new vocabulary phrase “ANALOGOUS STRUCTURES“. We differentiated between homologous and analogous by using the following chart.
Early finishers completed “Hand it to the Animals“, an interactive activity on the SmartBoard. You can find the link below.
Need resources? Find them here!
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Class prezi: prezi.com/fsss2hi3gnkt/homologous-analogous-structures/
Student booklet: Homologous and Analgous Structures
Gallery walk posters: Homologous & Analogous Structures Posters
Animal limbs picture: Homologous & Analogous Limbs Printout
Hand it to the Animals link: http://www.simplescience.org/Lessons/Biology/AH/Lesson0.htm
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Tomorrow (because we have a teacher workday on Friday) we have a quiz covering the Theory of Evolution, natural selection, and homologous structures. We’ll also include a vocabulary section to make sure you study your vocabulary words!
Study study study!
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.
