September 2016

Using Claim-Evidence-Reasoning with a computer-based natural selection simulation

Post author:Glenn Wolkenfeld
Post published:September 18, 2016
Post category:AP Biology Teaching, Learning, and Education

I had a great success last Friday using Claim-Evidence-Reasoning to get my students to think about an on-line natural selection simulation (I use this one because it runs on the Chromebooks…

Helping students develop hypotheses that use natural selection to explain adaptations

Post author:Glenn Wolkenfeld
Post published:September 7, 2016
Post category:Uncategorized

If you, like me, agree with Dobzhansky that “nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution,” then it’s probably pretty important to you that your students understand…

The Four Big Ideas…In an Apple

Post author:Glenn Wolkenfeld
Post published:September 1, 2016
Post category:AP Biology Teaching, Learning, and Education

Tomorrow will be the fourth day of school. It’s been a good week, and I’m loving teaching AP Biology again. I put together a two day lesson sequence to teach…