Saturday, December 15, 2007
THE GREAT FLOOD WEB QUEST
To introduce evolution to my students I read a short children’s book about the great flood. I asked each student to come up with a hypothesis as to why there are great flood stories in so many cultures and to discuss their ideas with their lab group. The students were then asked to find evidence of a 7,000 year old great flood through a web search. They were given 45 minutes to find 5 articles about documented floods and to write five facts from each article. They were asked to decide if the great flood did occur. If so was there enough evidence available to design an experiment to prove that the great flood did occur throughout the earth. This discussion was added to the bottom of their web quest. These students will be asked to do the same thing with fossil evidence to prove evolution.There was lots of lively discussion and interaction as students worked on this assignment.
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I like the fact that you used a childern's book to introduce a higher level thinking question. I think that shows the students that things they learned a long time ago have a connection to current items of interest.
I agree with you Coach McAbee. The children's book do show the link from the student's past. Making the book introduce a higher level thinking question is a great hook for the students. I see the need to stock up on storybooks. Allowing for the hook to be frequent and enjoyable.
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