In Class Sequence

Lesson 1 (Engage)

• Joseph Griffith's Surrender
• Surrender C-E-R Graphic Organizer
• C-E-R Direct Instruction Video
• Feral Cats Article  from unit page
• Return to the Feral Cats Article, identify the main claim of the article, the evidence used to support that claim, and the reasoning which shows how the evidence supports the claim.

Lesson 2 (Explore)

• As a class, a list of terms is devised to investigate and define.
• Students will create Frayer Models of the terms they discover.
• Students will investigate either the structure of a cat colony, or one of three proposed solutions. 
  • Students should give the pros and cons in a T chart, with an explanation of the term at the top. Those working on structure should use a hierarchical thinking map to show colony roles, with an explanation of the term at the top.

Lesson 3 (Explain)

• Animal Behavior Lecture Notes

Lesson 4 (Extend)

• Mealworm Virtual Lab

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Lesson 5 (Evaluate)

• Examination

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