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  • How to Make Group Activities and Grading Fair

    How to Make Group Activities and Grading Fair

    During the cell unit of Advanced Placement biology, students are required to do three investigations (labs):  Diffusion and Osmosis,  Photosynthesis, and Cellular Respiration.  Students work in groups of 3 to 4 to work through these investigations and analyze data.  I often have them only turn in ONE copy of the lab guide because as a…

  • Guide to Explanatory Writing in Science

    Guide to Explanatory Writing in Science

    I have written before about the value of having students write as a learning tool.  In “Writing to Learn” I made some suggestions for ways you could incorporate writing into you daily lessons.   I did not at that time include concrete strategies for helping students actually complete writing assignments.    Strategies to help students…