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I am a Biology Teacher passionate about teaching Science and communicating my teaching practices to a wider audience! I have ten years professional experience in public middle and high-schools and I am currently involved in teacher training. My educational resourses concern Science courses and Biology in particular. They combine novel pedagogical approaches with state-of-the-art advances in biological research to motivate students to learn by inquiry and build strong scientific competences.

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I am a Biology Teacher passionate about teaching Science and communicating my teaching practices to a wider audience! I have ten years professional experience in public middle and high-schools and I am currently involved in teacher training. My educational resourses concern Science courses and Biology in particular. They combine novel pedagogical approaches with state-of-the-art advances in biological research to motivate students to learn by inquiry and build strong scientific competences.
Mitosis
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Mitosis

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Let your students delve deep into mitosis with this engaging worksheet!
Meiosis
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Meiosis

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Let your students delve deep into meiosis by completing this engaging worksheet!
Hosting a world cafe with a twist!
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Hosting a world cafe with a twist!

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A world cafe is a powerful technique for engaging groups of people in authentic conversations. This resource features an activity that can be used by a variety of disciplines to promote profound reflection on questions, effective sharing of opinions, global collaboration, interconnection of ideas and innovative problem-solving. So WHERE is he twist? You will simply host it in a 3D virtual world! Discover more to make a difference in your classroom. We greatly appreciate your feedback, so please let us know about how you used the resource at vkioupi@gmail.com or just add your review.
Discover Urban Green Spaces
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Discover Urban Green Spaces

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Engage your students in project based learning, incorporating Google earth activities and field study at their neighborhood! Plus you get to make them care about urban environment and promote active citizenship! I greatly appreciate your feedback so please leave your comments.
Map Urban Green Spaces
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Map Urban Green Spaces

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Engage your students in project based learning, incorporating Google earth activities and field study at their neighborhood! Plus you get to make them care about urban environment and promote active citizenship! In this activity students work collaboratively to unravel the history, evolution and propose future uses of an urban green space. I greatly appreciate your feedback so please leave your comments.
Being young Darwin
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Being young Darwin

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Set up an exciting project for your students to act about the environment and sustainability. Help them become active thinkers and explorer in the spirit of Charles Darwin. The resource consists of a file with instructions about the project "discover nature in your area" and extension activities about monitoring and recording biodiversity, air pollution and promoting active citizenship in urban green spaces.
Map urban green spaces
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Map urban green spaces

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Engage your students in project based learning, incorporating Google earth activities and field study at their neighborhood! Plus you get to make them care about urban environment and promote active citizenship! In this activity students work collaboratively to unravel the history, evolution and propose future uses of an urban green space. I greatly appreciate your feedback so please leave your comments.
Discover urban green spaces
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Discover urban green spaces

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Engage your students in project based learning, incorporating Google earth activities and field study at their neighborhood! Plus you get to make them care about urban environment and promote active citizenship! I greatly appreciate your feedback so please leave your comments.
Being Young Darwin
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Being Young Darwin

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Set up an exciting project for your students to act about the environment and sustainability. Help them become active thinkers and explorer in the spirit of Charles Darwin. The resource consists of a file with instructions about the project "discover nature in your area" and extension activities about monitoring and recording biodiversity, air pollution and promoting active citizenship in urban green spaces.
Adaptations of living organisms
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Adaptations of living organisms

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Engage your students in evolutionary thinking with this worksheet! Includes definitions of types of adaptations, comprehension questions, questions for the classroom, homework and extension activity. Please provide your feedback and visit my shop (Vasiliki's corner) for more activities in Biology!
Reproduction, a comprehensive educational scenario for Science Teachers
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Reproduction, a comprehensive educational scenario for Science Teachers

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This educational scenario is ideal for teaching Reproduction in middle school level. It covers all the major concepts with regards to reproduction via classroom, take-home, short-evaluation, lab and extension activities. My students have always demonstrated genuine interest in this topic and found the educational activities an exciting way to explore it in depth! The educational scenario consists of: A teacher's guide Worksheet 1: Forms of reproduction Worksheet 2: Plant and animal reproduction Worksheet 3: Human reproduction
Using scientific paradigms and molecular data to teach evolution
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Using scientific paradigms and molecular data to teach evolution

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This educational scenario illustrates scientific concepts regarding evolution. It enables the students to actively explore evolutionary paradigms, work as scientists, develop professional skills for collecting, analyzing and interpreting data. It is the perfectway for you to engage your students in real science and help them build 21st century skills! Educational materials in this resource: Evolution Teacher Guide Worksheet 1:The birds of paradise Worksheet 2:Evolution in action in the Congo river Worksheet 3:The evolution of elephants PowerPoint presentation: Evolution of elephants evaluation
Educational activity: MRSA, resistance to penicillin!
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Educational activity: MRSA, resistance to penicillin!

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This educational activity is based on real molecular data for MRSA resistance to penicillin, provides access to online databases and tools used in actual scientific research and incorporates the practice of scientific methodology by the students as the fundamental learning process. Furthermore, the educator can use the collection of digital resources (YouTube videos, animations and educational WebPages) developed with Blendspace to facilitate the learning process. Educational materials in this resource: MRSA Teacher Guide MRSA, resistance to penicillin! Worksheet
DNA, structure and function of the genetic material
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DNA, structure and function of the genetic material

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Engage your students with this educational scenario that will enable them to explore DNA structure and function through a series of suitably designed educational activities for use in the classroom/lab and during a visit to an interactive science and technology exhibition hall or a Science museum. My students were really enthusiastic about it and they even created their own materials and exhibits to explain DNA concepts! It is aligned with NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: LS3A and B, Cross-Cutting Concept: Structure and Function and Science Practice: Developing and Using Models. It consists of the following materials: 1. DNA genetic material, overview of the scenario 2. DNA Initial questionnaire 3. DNA Introductory Slides 4. Length and Structure of DNA molecules 5. DNA exhibition worksheet 6. DNA assessment questions
Studying cellular respiration in lentil seeds
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Studying cellular respiration in lentil seeds

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Get your students hands-on with this is a laboratory activity that will enable them to study cellular respiration in lentil seeds! Tested in a Science contest the school-made respirometer that is very easy to assemble using everyday materials. My students were excited to use the respirometer to actually record data and make calculations in this biology experiment. The activity consists of a worksheet (cellular_respiration_rate) with a full description of the laboratory set-up, the educational objectives, theoretical background and step-by-step experimental procedure.