Hello, esteemed colleagues! Every one of these links leads to some top-notch content and/or student activities. All of these were new to me and hopefully will be new for you. All the older blog posts are reflections I made as part of some required coursework and you're welcome to read those as well.
The videos reference assignments - you don't have to do those. However, if you visit the Flipgrid or the Padlet you can see the completed work of 40-50 other teachers who did do the assignments. It could be helpful in planning. Links to Flipgrid and Padlet are in the videos.
Please reach out to me if you have any concerns, particularly if you need materials for an activity. Some videos reference other materials and articles which I can get to you upon request.
Creating a hypothesis and conducting research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-VdIZxAaY0&feature=youtu.be
Levels of organization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0_2ZJABtkQ&feature=youtu.be
Abiotic and Biotic Sampling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMcFsdfsJiw&feature=youtu.be
DOODLE NOTES, MY VERY FAVORITE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WpUNtADEQk&feature=youtu.be
Ecosystems and Biomes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuDZXLjGNGg&feature=youtu.be (Activate prior knowledge with Minecraft video game because it has biomes and names them correctly for the most part)
Build Your Own Terrarium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMs62hAjfO4&feature=youtu.be&disable_polymer=true
Telling a Story with Animal Footprints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Eo0jYMcTRw&feature=youtu.be
Taking casts/molds of animal footprints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFkzDgnBq34&feature=youtu.be
Animal Behavior and Insect Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDkRRssAaE8&feature=youtu.be (If you feel a "pooter" would cause classroom management issues, you can call it an insect aspirator.)
Adaptations and Symbiosis, has some neat 3D graphic organizers at the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP_2UjzknHY&feature=youtu.be
Camouflage and Mimicry, great art connection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmbAc-r83ac&feature=youtu.be
Natural History Mystery and Cultivating Wonder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvxorgFYHc0&feature=youtu.be
Seed Dispersal Mechanism Models: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPZUCt-vlro&feature=youtu.be
Food Chains and Food Webs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2Y4bbsVCsE&feature=youtu.be
Dichotomous Keys, like a flow chart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2UeClSZoXA&feature=youtu.be
Primary and Secondary Ecological Succession: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itgiRiz-MIk&feature=youtu.be
Telling the Story with Scat, Tracks, and Skulls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quIfxVyJOxE&feature=youtu.be
Connecting Earth's Spheres: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gGekpPzQAs&feature=youtu.be
Teaching Controversial Issues - SO HELPFUL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4FsyvUI62g&feature=youtu.be
Using Trade Books: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z95wDPZATHA&feature=youtu.be
Engineering the Environment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWa-9pJyXsk&feature=youtu.be
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