Category Archives: Modeling Instruction

Week 2 – Modeling Biology Year 2

Posted on September 15, 2014 by ryanwoodside

We started to actually get into it this week. After completing The Game of Science and discussing our WhiteBoard Meeting expectations we had our first WhiteBoard Meeting. One if my classes struggled with participation in the board with only about … Continue reading →

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Week 1 – Modeling Biology Year 2

Posted on September 6, 2014 by ryanwoodside

I’m really hoping to be more active here this year. I’d love to do a project for modeling180.org, but I just do see it happening. I’m aiming for a weekly summary instead. Day 1 – Unfortunately boring stuff on day … Continue reading →

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DNA Extraction

Posted on January 4, 2014 by ryanwoodside

I’m in the middle of the Cell Unit now. We’ve already established the structure and function of the cell membrane and are now working on the structure and function of the nucleus. The Cheek Cell Lab went off without a … Continue reading →

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Teaching Socratic Questioning Strategies with Hedbanz

Posted on October 30, 2013 by ryanwoodside

I was walking by the classroom of a colleague when one of my students who happened to be in that class called out to me, “Am I alive?”.  The students were playing the game Hedbanz, and she happen to have … Continue reading →

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#ModBio Workshop Day 10

Posted on August 12, 2013 by ryanwoodside

Agenda: Teacher Talk: HW Article Unit 3 Teacher Notes CO2 from where? Food or Oxygen Cellular Respiration Laboratory We’ve been taking a shorter lunch all week so that we could leave a little earlier today, hence the short agenda.  Our … Continue reading →

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#ModBio Workshop Day 9

Posted on August 9, 2013 by ryanwoodside

Agenda: Group Evolution Model Summary Boards Homework: Discuss Exercise 2 Discuss Test Energy Stations Activity – WB & Discuss Zoom A Vital Commodity Activity – WB & Discuss Exercise 1 – Discuss What is Food Energy Organism View We started … Continue reading →

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#ModBio Workshop Day 7

Posted on August 6, 2013 by ryanwoodside

Agenda: Parking Lot AMTA Thirsty Birds Experiments 4-6 Exercise 1 – Natural Selection We started off the day by logging into a free one year membership to the American Modeling Teacher’s Association.  I must admit was nice to finally be … Continue reading →

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#ModBio Workshop Day 6

Posted on August 5, 2013 by ryanwoodside

Agenda for the day: Check Seeds Teacher Talk Parking Log HW Articles HW Test Thirsty Birds Experiments 1-3 Lunch Thirsty Birds Experiments 4-6 In the parking lot for today were, as usual, a number of topics.  We discussed how vocabulary … Continue reading →

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#ModBio Course Sequence and Storyline

Posted on August 4, 2013 by ryanwoodside

I’ve spent the morning thinking about the sequence of models for my course and developing a storyline for that particular sequence. I really liked the idea of using the characteristics of life as a hub for the course and launching … Continue reading →

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#ModBio Workshop Day 5

Posted on August 2, 2013 by ryanwoodside

The Agenda for the Day: Teacher Talk – Parking Lot Discuss Homework Venn diagram Whiteboards Readings: What is a Species? & History of Classification Building a Dichotomous Key of Shoes Salamander Dichotomous Key Practice Classification Model Summary Board Homework Assignments During … Continue reading →

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