....E-ction!

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So we were asked to design a 5E lesson plan around 3 readings by Lamarck, Wallace and Darwin respectively. It was interesting and challenging, especially when trying to work out activities that let the students explore. Here 

goes:

ENGAGE – I want to learn what the students know about natural selection so I asked them basic questions like why do cheetahs run fast. Ask questions about ostrich size and flight, tiger stripes etc. Then give them the readings to go over.

EXPLORE – Give them examples (pictures or specimens) of Cape Floral Kingdom flowers and ask them think what the pollinators will look like.

Or

Get different skulls (chimp, gorilla, dog, human, kangaroo etc.) and have them explore the different teeth and skull pieces.

EXPLAIN – have an informal discussion/ unprepared oral about their discoveries and responses to the questions. I will then explain the whole concept, where they went wrong, and whether their views were Lamarckian or Darwinian.

ELABORATE – a new questionnaire will be constructed with new examples to test if they have understood the new concept.

EVALUATE – set a prepared oral on a novel animal using the knowledge learnt.

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