As we begin our study of animal life cycles, I introduced students to the life cycle of insects. We talked about the fact that some insects go through complete metamorphosis (4 stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult), while others go through incomplete metamorphosis (3 stages: egg, nymph, adult). Students were then given a large manila envelop that I called "case files" and I explained that they were going to become detectives and uncover more information about different insects and their life cycles.
They blew me away! ...their ability to work together and collaborate with one focus ...their inquisitive minds ...their engagement in the activity ...their contributions to our class discussion, ..their capacity to use technology to conduct research ...and the way they were able to evaluate the information they encountered as relevant or not. I was just so impressed with their performance during this activity. We will continue researching tomorrow and will then begin working on presentations. Students will use either Haiku Deck or Glogster to share their reports with their peers. I can't wait to share them with you! Please enjoy the Animoto video of pictures I snapped while they were working.
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