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In this lesson, students take on the roles of various stakeholders in a town meeting. The objectives are for students to identify and describe the points of view of different stakeholders in a fictitious community…
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In this lesson, students explore an amphibian habitat to observe and collect data about amphibian behaviors. The objective is to identify the behaviors of amphibians in their natural habitat.
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In this lesson, students create art based on amphibian species and analyze how art can impact culture and how artists use issues as subjects for their work. The objectives are for students to create art that depicts…
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In this lesson, students learn the life cycle of a frog through discussing and acting out their growing stages. The objective is to identify the stages of amphibians from egg to adult.
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Amphibians come in many shapes, sizes, and colors and can be described and identified using language that appeals to our senses of sight, touch, and hearing. When students compare different amphibians, they are more…
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In this lesson, students describe and demonstrate the movement of amphibians and reptiles through a relay race. The objective is for students to be able to describe the characteristic movements of amphibians.
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In this lesson, students will color and hide amphibians to learn about camouflage and use their sense of sight to search them out. The objective is for students to be able to demonstrate their knowledge of how…
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In this lesson, students move through an outside area or school hallway to discover picture cards with messages that describe migration challenges. The objectives are for students to be able to describe migration as a…
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In this lesson, students discuss the ingredients that make up a healthy frog pond. The objective is for students to be able to describe the components of a frog pond to include living parts—plants and animals—and…
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In this lesson, students create a list of living and nonliving things found within a frog pond habitat and discuss their relationships to each other through the creation of a simulated web using a ball of yarn. The…
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How the Brain Visually Perceives the World
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These classic activities explore how our eyes and brain receive and process visual information. Each activity requires approximately five minutes. For a richer experience with these activities, consult a neuroanatomy…
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Why Did I Completely Change My Classroom?
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The key to mastery learning is that students are required to show mastery of a concept before they are allowed to move on to the next concept. The teacher determines at what level the mastery must be accomplished—for…
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Research-Based Techniques Incorporated Within Mastery Learning
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This chapter begins with a brief explanation of cognition and how we learn. This explanation will serve as the foundation for understanding why the various aspects of mastery learning have the impact that they do.
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Practical Implications of Mastery Learning
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The research supports the belief that mastery learning results in improved student learning and motivation. But how do you actually do it? What are the implications of revamping a course to make it a mastery learning…
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