Template: Department of Biological Sciences Activities

TEMPLATE: Title of Activity, Level

Please Note: The activities on the Department of Biological Sciences repositories were created by faculty members at Boise State University and serve as a foundation that our community of practice can build upon and refine.  We welcome and encourage collaboration from instructors to help where needed. Kindly contact us at emilymeredith@boisestate.edu with any suggestions and we will update the content in a timely manner. 

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Activity Title (SAME FROM TITLE IN UPPER-LEFT)

Level:

2-3 SENTENCES OF A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE EXERCISE AND INTENDED AUDIENCE.

Keywords:

Insert, keywords, here, that, can, help, someone, to, find, this, activityAT LEAST 4!

Learning objectives:

After completing this assignment, students will be able to:

  • List 2-5 LOs with action verbs

Planning

  • What will the instructor need to do before the activity?
  • How long will the students spend on this? Will this be submitted or graded?
  • What will the student need to do before the activity?

Materials Needed:

  • Materials that are not included in this document
  • Number of copies (amount of material per student or group)
  • Student file download

Warm-up

Begin by introducing today’s activity and distributing the materials. Include any tips instructors or students need to know for success. 

Instructions for how this activity will be conducted by the students. 

If students need some assistance getting the discussion going, use the questions below: 

Main Activity

Paste in the activity

Wrap-up

Formative assessment:

Describe reflection/formative assessment that may be appropriate for this exercise (e.g., peer-review, muddiest point, classroom polls with clicker, etc)

Conclusion and moving forward

Provide a statement that explains how this activity plays a role in the course/module

                      

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