Self-assessment for Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

14.A Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about how organisms reproduce asexually and transfer their genetic information to their offspring, which results in offspring with identical genetic information.

14.A Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about how organisms reproduce asexually and transfer their genetic information to their offspring, which results in offspring with identical genetic information.

If you anticipate that students will struggle to find appropriate, reliable sources of information, you might select a specific website or two for them to use rather than asking them to do a general internet search. If students are struggling to find relevant information about their organism, you might suggest they print out their article and use a highlighter or other way of marking up the text as they read. A group mate or teacher could also read the text aloud for students who are struggling to make sense of the text. In order to scaffold students who might be nervous about sharing, be sure their slide is well written. A template is provided in this lesson’s slides if that would be helpful to share with students as a starting point. If you anticipate that students may struggle to present their information clearly, offer an opportunity for a practice run through the presentation before sharing in front of the class. If you would like to make sure that all students get a chance to share with a group (not as big as the whole class), set up a rotation where one group member stays at the computer to present the group’s slide while other group members go around to learn from their classmates. Switch often enough that all students have a turn to tell about the slide.