Some students have been looking forward to this week for a long time. We finally did our first dissection! On Monday, I reviewed dissection procedures with the students, and they watched as I demonstrated the earthworm dissection. Students had the chance to observe how it was done and to ask any questions that they had. On Tuesday, students worked with their partners to dissect an earthworm on their own. The students did a great job of following the lab procedures, working carefully, and helping each other identify earthworm structures. A few students opted to complete the virtual earthworm dissection instead of the real dissection. Students who participated in this option did a great job as well.
We discussed our final two invertebrate phyla this week; arthropods and echinoderms. On Thursday, students received a study guide for their final test of the year. We began reviewing in class on Friday, and we will play our favorite review game in class on Monday. Students have been strongly encouraged to spend a little time studying this weekend. Tuesday's test will have 50 questions and be worth a total of 100 points (this is larger than our usual tests because it covers more material).
Today was our final Project Challenge meeting. We had a big breakfast together to celebrate a fun year together. A big thank you goes out to the PC students for my lovely gift and card. I will miss those Monday and Friday mornings we shared together! :(
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