Rachelle Travis
New York City Department of Education
NY

Hi Marie! I used the Carolina disection kits and chose organisms that were both least expensive and had something to compare to another organism being dissected. I'm attaching the Comparitive Anatomy worksheet that I created for the lab report. Note that in my case this was a summative activity and I wouldn't necessarily do it the same way again. I'd probably want it in the Explore...

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Thanks for this question because I'm looking into doing this with my 8th graders at the moment. They've been begging to do disections but Evolution is the only way to make this fit into my scope and sequence. Some of the ideas given here are excellent and I'll be sure to use them! I'm working on some lesson plans/worksheets for this as I type this. And I know this question was ...

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I teach both 6th and 7th grade, so I make sure that students continue to practice the same skills from 6th to 7th grade. For example, we utilize the same explanation/argument tool in both grades, so they can advance in their writing by 7th grade. I also think about high school. So for example, my microscope lessons are based on a 9th grade LE "letter e" lab. My geology unit heavily...

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