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Hohenshell, Liesl; Hand, Brian; Staker, Jay – American Biology Teacher, 2004
A writing task assigned to tenth grade students of a biotechnology unit is elaborated wherein they practiced literacy skills and demonstrated knowledge integration by communicating their understanding to seventh-grade students. The standards put forward by the National Research Council are fulfilled by such teaching strategies.
Descriptors: Grade 10, Teaching Methods, Literacy, Comprehension