Curriculum unit

Set of interrelated lessons.

Chemical Reactions Box - Block Plan

Day 1

Objective: Observe Chemical Change

Strategies: Inquiry and Reciprocal Teaching for Reading Comprehension

Forces and Motion Box Block Plan

Lesson 1: Introduction to forces
Students complete an anticipation guide, using prior knowledge to predict whether statements like “A rock thrown in space will keep going forever” are true or false.  

Lesson 2: Types of forces (informal)

Evolution Box Block Plan

Week 1 - Pretrip

Monday - Observation Mariposas in the classroom, camouflaging into the room, see whose lasts the longest between 6th and 7th grade.   

College Biology Box

This series of activities is designed to complement a semester long introductory biology course for non-majors (general education) at a 4 year university. These activities are designed to be used ...

Chemical Reactions Box

Introduction This unit will explore the big idea of chemical changes and interactions.  The overall approach of the unit will be inquiry-based.  The students will utilize their previous studies of atoms ...

Evolution Box

Big Ideas It is a big concept for students to comprehend, that we live on a dynamic Earth that is continually changing.  What is even harder for them to grasp is ...

Forces and Motion Box

Overview  Physical objects are part of an interactive system mediated by forces, which are governed by Newton’s laws.  This unit teaches students to recognize different types of forces, their effects on ...

Biology for Future Elementary Teachers

Here's my current syllabus for an introductory college biology course for undergraduates planning on entering elementary teaching. This is NOT your traditionalcollege biology course. The goal of this course is ...

Plate Tectonics Box

In this box are an assortment of lessons to teach students about earthquakes and plate tectonics. As students progress through the unit, evidence supporting the theory of plate tectonics accumulates. ...

Physiology Box

Physiology is the study of living things – their structure, organization, and biochemistry. This unit gives students an opportunity to discover the fundamental characteristics of living things and explore some ...