Incorporation of Scientific Teaching Themes Active Learning Assessment Diversity How students will engage actively in How teachers will measure How the unit is designed to learning the concepts learning; how students will include all participants learning Intro/hook (cardiovascular Activities outside of Pre-assessments: Prior reading regarding Pre-test clicker question disease), diverse continuity equation (physics) re: velocity physicians, diverse & cardiovascular anatomy athletes (biology & physiology) Post-tidbit assessments: Variety of visual, Post-test clicker questions handouts, individual work, Activities in class: PhET simulation group work, classroom Clicker pre-test Clicker question sharing, graphing, clicker M&M (animation or hands Graph Predictions questions. on) Individual calculation of Closing with blood flow for Clicker post-test cross sectional area oxygen exchange, heart Bifurcation M&M (animation Clicker question about attacks or hands on) multiple tubes Continuity clicker questions Calculation of number of PhET simulation (hands on or capillaries instructor demo) Summative assessment: Clicker question re: continuity Test questions using (radius) continuity equation, Individual predictions bifurcation and the human Group Discussion circulatory system Sharing with Individual calculation of effective capillary area Sketch cross sectional area Clicker question about multiple tubes (shower) Calculation of number of capillaries Sample Presentation Plan (detailed schedule with approximate timing for unit) Session 1 Preclass Prior reading regarding continuity equation & cardiovascular anatomy
Incorporation of Scientific Teaching Themes Active Learning How students will engage actively in learning the concepts Assessment How teachers will measure learning; how students will learning Diversity How the unit is designed to include all participants Activities outside of Prior reading regarding continuity equation (physics) & cardiovascular anatomy (biology & physiology) Activities in class: Clicker pre-test M&M (animation or hands on) Clicker post-test Bifurcation M&M (animation or hands on) Continuity clicker questions PhET simulation (hands on or instructor demo) Clicker question re: continuity (radius) Individual predictions Group Discussion Sharing with Individual calculation of effective capillary area Sketch cross sectional area Clicker question about multiple tubes (shower) Calculation of number of capillaries Pre-assessments: Pre-test clicker question re: velocity Post-tidbit assessments: Post-test clicker questions PhET simulation Clicker question Graph Predictions Individual calculation of cross sectional area Clicker question about multiple tubes Calculation of number of capillaries Summative assessment: Test questions using continuity equation, bifurcation and the human circulatory system Intro/hook (cardiovascular disease), diverse physicians, diverse athletes Variety of visual, handouts, individual work, group work, classroom sharing, graphing, clicker questions. Closing with blood flow for oxygen exchange, heart attacks Sample Presentation Plan (detailed schedule with approximate timing for unit) Session 1 Preclass Prior reading regarding continuity equation & cardiovascular anatomy
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