I am teaching a science lesson on food chains. What are ways I can teach/ review vocabulary with the students in a way that keeps them engaged and is not just going over the definitions?
Danna - This is a great question and I think many strategies could be applied here that are not unique to the subject matter at hand. It takes multiple exposures to a term to cement its definition to memory so any activities we can use to increase exposure is great! I like generating puzzles for students. You can use an online Quotefalls generator to make phrases that define or apply a term and students have a fun little challenge. I used these as extra credit.
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/FallenPhraseSetupForm.asp?campaign=flyout_teachers_puzzle_fallen
Hi, Danna. I'm not sure if you are familiar with Kagan Strategies, but Kagan provides many collaborative strategies for content review. I'm including the link to some English strategies that would be very compatible with science.
Hi Dana, I think an excellent way to review food chains and food webs is to dissect owl pellets and then have students create food chains / webs of the things they find in their owl pellets. They can review the vocabulary as they label these food chains/webs.
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