Starting an oldie but goodie thread. I am getting ready to start Threshold 5 on Monday and I am looking for the lessons that I cannot miss for the week? Does anyone have an idea that is original or outside the BHP curriculum to inspire a new idea? I would love to hear your thoughts and recommendations.
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This doesn't actually answer your question Jason Manning and I'm not nearly the BHP veteran that you are - but I did see that Netflix just released a new series called Life on Earth and I could not be more stoked to jump in. I'm not sure if I'll be able to watch in its entirety before I get to teach Threshold 5 but hopefully I'll be able to bookmark some clips for future use!
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Adam Esrig and Jason Manning I watched two episodes last night and they are fabulous. Will I use them to teach threshold 5? I am finishing the unit so maybe next year I will select parts of the episodes I would like students to watch to get the narrative and the visuals. The introductory video gives an overall view of the series but I want to watch the other episodes to make a proper selection. From what I watched last nigth it does not follow exactly the Big History approach but there are powerful scenes that will help students conceptualize ideas.
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Laura Massa , how long are the episodes? Is this something that you would use as a whole episode, or just take pieces from?
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Jason Manning , Here's a small thing, but it's a great hook to pair with How closely Related are We? which is one of my favorites.
It's a 6-minute video time-lapse of how a salamander develops from a single cell. In the beginning, it could be any organism. It takes a long time before students can identify if it's human or not. Pretty cool,
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Donnetta Elsasser the two episodes I watched were 60 minutes each and there are eight in total so I would select the segments I think are more important to illustrate crucial concepts. Unfortunately there is never enough time to cover everything we would like.
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Laura Massa , That is SOOOO true!
I'm always asking "How long does that take?". You have to make tough choices as a teacher. So many good ideas, so little time...
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Donnetta Elsasser this is a cool video that I didn't know existed. It can very well be paired with the article "Is Evolution Evolving?" that we read in class. At the beginning the article compares the eggs of salamanders that live in a pond next to the road and are exposed to contaminants with the eggs in a pond located in the forest. The experiment demonstrates that the former are more resistant and survive in high numbers. This video will be an addition to my classes. Thanks for sharing it!
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Hi Adam Esrig I love this reply as I am always looking for new material to add to the course. I did not see this on Netflix, I will check it out.
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Hi Donnetta Elsasser Yes, I agree. It is nice to hear that you use this also because I start the lesson with this activity. It typically starts a good conversation.
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I think so too!
The salamander clip just furthers the concept of how we all start out the same. It doesn't take up too much time, yet provides more impact than the DNA matching sheet by itself.
