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Methods to help you do less to get more out of your students

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Get your students to truly write like a scientist.

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A compilation of videos for life sciences, addressing misconceptions, and biographies of famous scientists.

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Ways to create lessons and activities using live organism models for better engagement and conceptualization.

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Drill and kill vocab- the FUN way!

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To be used when "Google" isnt good enough

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Examples of study guides that have been proven effective based on student success.

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Bird Of Paradise Courtship Spectacle | Planet Earth | BBC Earth

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Blood-Squirting Lizard | World's Weirdest

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Jane Goodall - Animal Rights Activist | Mini Bio | BIO

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Charles Darwin's Observations | Evolution | Biology | FuseSchool

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My name is Katie Carman. I am a licensed secondary education science teacher in Massachusetts. I am a firm supporter of teaching my students many aspects of the true nature of science through highly engaging, relevant, and interactive activities. This Padlet serves as a resource for any other science teachers out there who would like a little help OR collaborate/provide feedback to help improve my instruction!

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The most important component in my classroom management routine. The "First 5" are the expectations for the first 5 minutes of class. During this time students should:
- Enter the classroom quietly
- Place book-bags and jackets into the back of the room
- Collect Class Materials including: something to write with, something to write on, and any materials students are told to need for the day's lesson.
- Sit down quietly with all required materials
- Begin the activator.

This is a really effective if it is practiced EVERY SINGLE CLASS. Students will follow this if you stay consistent in this routine. You'll appreciate the quiet transition between classes and so will the students!

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A Guide to Caring/Handling Live Organisms within a classroom

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A Guide to Caring/Handling Live Organisms within a classroom

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Uses state and national requirements for healthy and safe living specimens.

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Venn Diagram observations of two different reptiles (both pets of my own!). Students then tried their own hand at nature writing.

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In this activity, students went on a gallery walk to study different adaptations. Live spider plants were used as one station example!

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Lesson Plan for Flower Anatomy and Dissection Activity

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Lesson Plan for Flower Anatomy and Dissection Activity

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Students examined plant reproductive anatomy through dissection and diagramming of lilies. Alstromeria (also known as lily of the Inca) were the live organisms used.

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Students needed to design a butterfly that could drink from a difficult to reach flower. I couldn't use a flower that exists for this activity seeing as there are pollinators that already solve this problem. Because of this, I drew my own flower with specific qualities. The assignment directions are on the PowerPoint below.

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Assignment Directions for "Build the Best Butterfly"

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Build the best butterfly! Adaptations Unit.pptx

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Animated videos that explain phenomenon clearly. This is a cross curricular source.

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A super competitive vocab drill or study game that lets students shoot a ball into a hoop and swipe points away from other teams!

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Student inquiry of where this fish gathers food

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Student inquiry of where this fish gathers food

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Student inquiry of where this fish gathers food

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Hydrologic Cycle unit plan that scaffolds students to produce a one-page scientific explanation using scientific genre and register.

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TED-Ed's mission is to create lessons worth sharing. Feed and expand your curiosity with our award-winning animated shorts - published on YouTube and available with supplemental learning materials on ed.ted.com. Want to suggest an idea for a TED-Ed animation, nominate an educator or animator? Visit our website at: http://ed.ted.com/get_involved.

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Cannibalism in the animal kingdom - Bill Schutt

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A silly race to write the correct word/definition!

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The more open and honest you are to students about your expectations, moods, and values the more understanding and vulnerable they will act towards you. What does this mean to you? (please comment!)

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The Norton Book of Nature Writing by John Elder and Robert Finch.

This is an incredible resource for bridging ELA and science. It is a large compilation of nature writing stories from Henry David Thoreau to Rachel Carson!

I paired readings with drawing activities on adaptations as well as live organism studies!

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What does a scientist sound like? What does a scientist write like?

Have students discover the answers to this question by acting out different registers! On small strips of paper write down a few examples of tone of voices. Then have students choose one from a hat and act it out!

Make the registars as relevant as possible! For example:

A Kardashian
Patrick Star
A surfer dude
A cave person
Donald Trump (careful!)
Cardi B
Kanye West

This will be super silly but after students have fun with these examples pose the question, "What does a scientist sound like? What does a scientist write like?"

This will lead to conclusions like "no emotion" "uses big words/uses science vocabulary" "no pronouns" and "uses lots of detail/evidence"