Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Day 4

Do Now:

Please get out your homework

  • The Structure of DNA (worksheet)

Homework to be completed:

Quiz Thursday - Heredity Vocabulary

Today’s agenda:

  1. Review the structure of DNA Answer Key

    • Whole Class Discussion

  2. Complete this comprehension check.

    • Use your copy of The Structure of DNA worksheet as notes.

Choose from Options 1, 2 and 3 for the remainder of class.

If choosing 1 or 2, I found it useful to show the BrainPOP DNA movie again before proceeding.

  1. Correct and review the BrainPOP DNA Challenge Activites

    • Students open the BrainPOP DNA assignment in Google Classroom

    • Open BrainPOP DNA on the white board

    • Open the “Challenge Activities”

      • Choose “Review Challenge”

    • Complete Challenge 1 -

      • students to volunteer answers have a volunteer “webmaster” click, and enter on the website

      • Check the responses and Ss to correct their own work.

        • Ditto Challenge 2, Challenge 3, Challenge 4

    • Students to resubmit.

  2. Open the BrainPOP Review Quiz (whiteboard) and Review as a Class

    • Students to provide answers - call and response

    • Click and Check/correct on quiz

  3. Time to study for Quiz - Options

    • Paired Flashcard Work

      • pair up with partners and reciprocal flashcard practice

    • Around the World format (students know how to set this up)

      • Students seated across from each other at tables around perimeter of class space

      • work for 2 minutes with partner

      • everyone switches on seat to the right

      • work with new partner

      • repeat

    • Student Survivor

      • All stand

      • Random student choice

      • Ask a questions based on the Flashcard List Answer Key

      • Sit if wrong, stand if right

      • Repeat with “random” selection until everyone has had a chance and then whittle the class down to a single survivor.