Year 11 Science - Term 3, Week 1
This week we started looking at Genetics. It is a topic heavy in keywords and their definitions. Instead of giving them a list of definitions I decided to get them to create their own mindmap. In order to do that they needed to understand what each word means. I came across a prezi presentation (http://prezi.com/rv6badqsffnw/genetics-mind-map/) that demonstrated what I was asking them to do. Armed with a list of key words, text books and ipads they set to work finding out what the words meant and gaining an understanding on how the words are linked. I was impressed with their motivation and how quickly the set to work. It was awesome to see mindmaps being created.
There were some of the student's (namely boys) who cringed at the thought of creating anything other than a list of words and their definitions. I explained my thought process behind it and then allowed them to make their own decision. They decided that a list suited them better.
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