Students will use primary sources to explore and help them explain the Boston Massacre. They will compare two images depicting the event and draw conclusions about what happened based on what the artist chose to depict. Students will examine the roles of perspective and propaganda with regard to the... Read more »
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Comparing and Contrasting Today’s Classrooms with Classrooms from the Past
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Students will explore and explain how primary sources can help us learn about history. The class will use photos from approximately 100 years ago to discover how past classrooms compare with today’s classrooms. Students will then explore possibilities for future classrooms and draw their vision of how... Read more »
Comparing and Contrasting Today’s Classrooms with Classrooms from the Past
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Using Genomic Data to Evaluate Evolutionary Relationships
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In this lesson, students will develop cladograms and phylogenetic trees to predict manatees' evolutionary relationships to several other mammals. By comparing trees based on morphological characteristics with trees made from protein sequences, students will deepen their understanding of why scientists... Read more »
Using Genomic Data to Evaluate Evolutionary Relationships
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In this lesson, students explore how the relationship between limiting nutrients and carrying capacity influence the phenomenon of algal blooms. Through an online simulation and brief research, students will understand how limiting factors influence carrying capacity in ecosystems, with specific emphasis... Read more »
Limiting Nutrients and Carrying Capacity
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Be ready to move! Classroom practices that engage and maintain student interest while promoting student-centered learning and real-world connections are highlighted in this lesson. Students use Flipgrid technology to gain opportunities to communicate in a new and exciting manner. Students experience... Read more »
Building Relationships & Community in the Classroom
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Using Genomic Data to Evaluate Evolutionary Relationships
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In this lesson, students will develop cladograms and phylogenetic trees to predict manatees' evolutionary relationships to several other mammals. By comparing trees based on morphological characteristics with trees made from protein sequences, students will deepen their understanding of why scientists... Read more »
Using Genomic Data to Evaluate Evolutionary Relationships
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In this lesson, students examine the impact that women have had on the advancement of civil rights in the United States. In particular, they will learn the inspiring story of Fannie Lou Hamer, who endured harassment, physical abuse, and imprisonment as she fought for Black Americans’ right to vote.... Read more »
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
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In this lesson, students consider what they already know about the Panama Canal, role play people who contributed to the Panama Canal’s construction, and view a video using the Window Notes strategy to take notes. Next, students discuss with a partner whether or not they think the United States was... Read more »
The Creation of the Panama Canal
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Meaningful student discussion is an important component of Authentic instruction, but many teachers find it challenging to facilitate effectively. This session explores effective approaches to planning for and facilitating student discussion, common discussion roadblocks, and strategies to support meaningful... Read more »
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