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Blog week 5

 This week in the lab we observed our fast-growing plants again. Our plants grew quite a bit more which I was not expecting.  We have buds growing at the end of our stems, so hopefully, we will be seeing a flower soon. One of our leaves started looking a little yellow, which I was worried about last week since we did not water them. 

Another thing in the lab that we did was looking at a 5E model activity. In this activity, we graded the activity using a rubric on a scale from 1-4. Altogether this activity that we were looking at was decent but could be improved. 


How does this apply to the future?

I can see myself looking at a rubric like this to measure how interactive and engaging my activity is. The rubric has a section and rating for all of the 5 E's that should be modeled in a lesson. By analyzing my lesson plan, I can determine if it meets the standards I was aiming for, as well as see if it is something student-centered and interesting for my students. 

What did you find clear and what was confusing?

During the lab, we learned the differences between biomes, ecosystems, and habitats. I originally thought biomes and habitats were the same things but that was cleared up in the lab. It turned out habitat is a location where a group of one type of organism lives while a biome is a community of all the habitats in a given region. Then an ecosystem is a large land area with a distinct climate and plants and animal species exist. That was confusing for me to understand at first but now it is all cleared up. It is like a level that spills into each other. Biomes big picture→ to habitats→ to ecosystems (the smallest).

Newsela - What makes a biome?
Remaining questions?
Can a biome also be a type of habitat? 





Comments

  1. Matt LorenzFebruary 15, 2023 at 3:49 PM

    Hi Amber. Great job on this blog post. I enjoyed reading about your discoveries this week and how you were able to clarify the distinction between biomes, ecosystems and habitats. I think you pose a great question. I think in general a biome encompasses so many habitats that it would be hard to find two that are exactly the same.

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  2. Ali McDermottFebruary 15, 2023 at 7:56 PM

    Hi Amber! Your clarification on biomes and habitats actually helped me a lot to understand what the difference is. The way you organized them with arrows showed me the difference. I think our group all had similar ideas when it came to the grading of the lesson we reviewed.

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  3. Julia MikkelsenFebruary 16, 2023 at 1:37 PM

    Hi Amber! I really liked the 5E model and could also see myself using something like that in the future as well! I have never really thought about using a rubric to actually grade myself as a teacher, so I agree that is can be really helpful. I want to give my students the best lesson I can offer!

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  4. Alicea UlrichFebruary 17, 2023 at 3:07 PM

    Hi Amber! I loved how you clarified the different meanings of everything with biomes and habitats because I was a little confused when we first learned everything! I also can see myself using the 5E model within my future classroom and my future lessons. I think this model is really helpful and can be used in many different ways!

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  5. Lexi MooreFebruary 19, 2023 at 5:18 PM

    Hi Amber! I loved your clarification between Biomes and habitats. It helped me to gain a better understanding, and made it easier for me to remember the difference between the two. I also like the idea of using a rubric to grade yourself. I will definitley be using that tactic in the future!

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  6. Ellen Howard Science Methods BlogFebruary 19, 2023 at 7:38 PM

    Hi Amber! It seems like you have a good understanding of biomes and habitats. I liked your ideas on how to use this in your future classroom and I will also plan to do the same!!

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