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Biology in elementary schools

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Biology In Elementary Schools is a Saint Michael's College student project. Link under 'toolbox' for a printer-friendly version. Click on handouts to print full resolution versions. Please see Wikieducator's disclaimer our safety statement, and the creative commons licensing in Englishand in legalese.

Welcome to Biology in elementary schools, a source of tested, hands-on class room activities.

Wiki reflections

Tested teaching ideas

Ideas listed by grade

First grade

Second grade

Third grade

Sixth grade (a single untested idea for now, but likely a good one!)

Project details

The teaching ideas on this page have been found, refined, and developed by students in a college-level course on the teaching of biology at the elementary level. Unless otherwise noted, the lesson plans have been tried at least once by students from our partner schools. Some ideas have also been used by cub scout pack 656.

Partner schools

Students travel to Saint Michael's College from our partner schools or we take science on the road and visit the schools. The science ideas remaining in the Tested teaching ideas after April 2008 will have been tested at least once in grade schools. We are extremely grateful to the teachers and students in our partner schools for the contribution they have made to the success of this project. Our partner schools thus far have been:

In April 2008 we will also travel to:

Our partner schools are in Burlington Vermont, USA.


Other resources

Introduction

This wiki has been established to share ideas about teaching biology in elementary schools. The motivation behind the creation of this page is twofold: 1. to provide an outlet for the teaching ideas of a group of college educators participating in a workshop-style course; 2. to provide a space where anyone else interested in this topic can place their ideas.

Contributors page

New ideas are welcome. Please go to the contributors page to add your page.

Note to teachers and other users of the information

Our intent in establishing this site is that all of the information placed here is free for educational use. You may print, copy, distribute (without charge), and modify the content in any way that suites your educational needs. We encourage you to provide a link back to this site on your printed handouts or if you reproduce this material on a web site. Most importantly we encourage you to make the best educational use of this material possible.

New improved feedback

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Island of misfit ideas

Not all teaching ideas can be perfect. We have evaluated some ideas dredged up from the bowels of the internet and found them lacking, at least in our hands. Others have not been developed because of time or weather constraints. Rather than deleting these ideas, we have left them in place and explained how and why they failed or were otherwise abandoned. This is probably a departure from the typical, but we are not attempting to be typical. There is value in pointing out flaws, and we hope other can learn from our mistakes. On a positive note, we hope that others can point to modifications that could make these ideas viable and valuable teaching tools.

Ideas in need of further development:

Disclaimers

Safety disclaimer

Please keep in mind that the material on this site can be edited by ANYONE. With that in mind, please realize that safety of the teaching ideas cannot be and is not guaranteed by the original authors. Responsibility for classroom safety is a matter for discussion with the administration of your school.

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