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…
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Hello everyone! Today we looked a mini-lesson about natural selection to prepare us for our in-depth study next week, and then switched gears to complete a Text Tuesday on homologous structures. We began class by playing a fun game/demo that modeled natural…
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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…
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Greetings! We’ve entered “Week 9” – our final full week of the 1st quarter! I hope everyone is ready! Today we continued with our “Rock Dating 101” theme as we learned about radioactive/absolute dating using carbon-14 (C-14) and Uranium-238 (U-238).…
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Happy Friday! Can you believe we’ve made it through Week 8 of school already? This quarter has just flown by! Today we studied pages 28 – 37 in our Interactive Notebooks to prepare for Quiz 2.1 – Earth’s History. Students…
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