Paul Strode describes the HHMI BioInteractive Click and Learn activity on DNA sequencing and phylogenetic trees. He describes how it teaches students DNA sequence alignment, and how those sequence differences allow researchers to determine relationships between species.
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Using art with common core, includes strategies:
- building analysis skills through art
- claims evidence reasoning
encourage student debate
I do we do you do
museum sxhibition as a culminating event
roll dice for participation
see-wonder-think
tools for participation
visiting a musuem