BIOL 11
Teaching 3rd Grade about Zebrafish--BioEYES Winter 2019

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BioEYES brings tropical fish to 3rd grade classrooms in Williamstown, North Adams, and Lanesborough Elementary schools, in a science teaching workshop. Elementary school students will breed fish in the classroom, then study their development and pigmentation during one week. Williams students will adapt BioEYES lesson plans to the science curriculum for the schools we visit, work with classroom teachers to introduce concepts in genetics and development, help the 3rd grade students in the classroom, and assess elementary student learning. No zebrafish experience is necessary; during the first week students will learn to set up fish matings, and learn about embryonic development and the genetics of fish pigmentation as well as practice teaching the 3rd grade BioEYES lesson plans with hands-on experiments using living animals. In the subsequent three weeks students will present lessons at the schools and review assessment data. Adjunct Instructor Bio:Jennifer Swoap, an elementary school teacher, currently coordinates Williams Elementary Outreach, where Williams students teach hands-on science lessons at area elementary schools. Adjunct Co-Instructor Bio:Renee Schiek currently serves as the liaison between Lanesborough Elementary School and the Williams Elementary Outreach, where Williams students teach hands-on science lessons at area elementary schools. She is a frequent substitute at Lanesborough ES and holds a degree in mechanical engineering.
The Class: Format: meeting time varies depending on needs of schools and laboratory requirements
Limit: 14
Grading: pass/fail only
Requirements/Evaluation: final project; review of pre and post survey assessments
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: preference to seniors
Materials/Lab Fee: $0
Attributes: EXPE Experiential Education Courses

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