Gestation with Year 7s, with a focus on the placenta. So we explored some variation in nutrient provision in reproduction between reptiles, marsupials, and placentals. Then looked at the placenta itself, finally varying its ability to provide nutrients. #VariationTheory #iTeachBio
I started the digestive system today with my 14-year-olds. We contrasted ways of digesting, before seeing that the fundamental process was the same. Then transitioned to seeing the human system in the concrete to the abstract. #SystemsTeaching #VariationTheory #EduSky #UKEd
Teaching then, must involve provoking students to perceive new things, and then checking, through dialogue, that their meaning is compatible with ours.
#VariationTheory #SystemsTeaching
