Mr. O’Flaherty’s scholars are wrapping up their Human Impact Unit of Earth Science. To show what they know in their final “evaluate” lesson, they practice making concise arguments by writing tweets about climate change! Through this investigation, scholars feel empowered to jump into the climate change debate using the facts they have learned in class and argumentation skills they have built over the course of the year.
https://player.vimeo.com/video/326173787
If the average human consumes 2,000 lb of food each year, why don’t we weigh 2,000 lb? Check out how Ms. Howard extends on the digestion explore lesson from Unit 3 – Energy and Matter In Organisms by allowing scholars to further investigate chemical and mechanical digestion.
https://player.vimeo.com/video/182613079
This video exemplifies how a teacher can take an SA unit and make it their own! Labsite teacher, Ms. Kosekelin changes the essential question of Unit 5 – Earth in Space to something more authentic to her and her scholars’ interests. In this introductory Engage lesson, Ms. Koskelin allows her scholars to analyze data leading to an understanding that the universe is expanding.
https://player.vimeo.com/video/347658743
