Students, today we will creating blog post about different cultures….I have made a list of resources that you will need to complete this assignment. The most of the websites are provided by National Geographic and will serve as value about resources for this project. Please follow the links below to the websites that I have…
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This Tuesday marks our sixth Tie Tuesday at Woodland Junior High….and I think it’s time to induct our first members into the Tie Tuesday Hall of Fame! Above are four boys from my science one class. These sharp dressed students are always excited when Tuesday roles around (as you can tell) and have even gone…
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Class, today we will be introducing the importance of punnet squares in our talks about genetics. In order to practice how to use a punnet square we will be using an interactive website to aid in our understanding. You can access this website by clicking on the link below. Punnet Squares Mr. McClung
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Wilco is an American alternative rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. Their name comes from the voice procedure term “wilco” meaning “will comply.” The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar’s departure. Wilco’s lineup has changed frequently, with only singer Jeff Tweedy and…
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Today in social studies, I introduced a new reading activity to my students. The name of the game is “The Crazy Professor Reading Game”, which is another Whole Brain Teaching Strategy. This activity is used by thousands of K-12 teachers across the country, the Crazy Professor is designed to deepen students’ reading comprehension of both…
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Recently my science classes have began discussions about genetics. In our discussions we have gone into great detail about heredity…..which is the passing on of characteristics from parents to offspring. We have used the work of Gregor Mendel to view how the passing of traits exactly works. Mendel used pea plants to explain how traits…
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This entire week our class has been observing the process of osmosis. Osmosis is the passing of water through a membrane….in order to demonstrate this process we used huevos (eggs). We took four eggs and submerged them in four different liquids. Water Salt Water Water (red food coloring) Vinegar Our goal was to discover how…
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Above is a slide presentation of Gregor Mendel and his contributions to genetics. Mr. McClung
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As we continue our conversation about different cultures around the world, today we will take a look at a TED Talks video by Wade Davis. Wade Davis is a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, he travels the globe to live alongside indigenous people, and document their cultural practices in books, photographs, and film. Mr. McClung
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Recently we concluded our talks about navigation systems and rivers. One last measure I took before I closed our discussions over rivers, was to extend our conversation to visitors to our class blog. Using a VoiceThread, I asked our audience, “what rivers were important to their community?” Today I shared with my students one of…
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