When will the whole lesson be available? I think I will link the biological aspects of this unit to my physical science class by talking about DNA being a molecule. After half a year of chemistry they know what a molecule is. Linking it to the big ocean is also going to be helpful. We are in a big energy unit and will be covering waves in a few days. Perhaps linking fish to ocean currents? In any case, scientific thinking and scientific practice will be standards that will go with this.
mrlaskowsky (not verified)
MrsM (not verified)
Mon, 01/21/2013 - 09:51
That's a really neat idea. You can really do a lot to link biology and Earth history together for an Earth science class. How many lessons will you take to cover this?
joanna
Tue, 01/22/2013 - 13:22
Glad you are looking for the "whole lesson" already for fish! We are uploading as we speak and should be done shortly. We are glad you are excited about these activities!
Anne McKnight (not verified)
Thu, 01/31/2013 - 22:00
I'm also pulling together the Earth science linkage - we are just finishing up the rock cycle, so I'm connecting fish prints to fossils in sedimentary rocks. So far so good although we are still in the middle of things - discussions tomorrow of the gyotaku rubbings. My room looks very colorful after school today!
Sun, 01/20/2013 - 19:55
That's a neat way to tie the lesson in. I was going to link the microevolution lesson to Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics and open up the idea for why there are similar organisms on geographically different places but they're not the same organism--like Old and New world primates, the various lemurs, etc. Can also discuss marsupials: why are they only in North and South America (opposum and the chumaihuén) and in the area immediately surrounding Australia? What can we learn about the world's past by looking at how organisms have adapted and evolved (or haven't).
I like your fish angle though. It's neat and fun (kids will LOVE using the fish.).