The SmartBoard was used to discuss and organize the sequence in complete metamorphosis and to demonstrate how to set up the table for gathering their data.
Students read about metamorphosis.
Then in groups of four they made an environment for mealworms to observe complete metamorphosis. Once the mealworm jars were set up the students set up the tables using word processing to record their observations as the mealworms went through the stages of metamorphosis. We discussed metamorphosis and what stage the worms were in at each class session. I discussed with the students how to observe and record data. I also checked to make sure students were succeeding in retrieving their tables from the network and saving changes as they updated the tables.