"Ew, it looks like snot!" "I will never enjoy eating strawberries again!" "Cool, how did we do that?"
Once my students started to ask "why" I knew they were ready to learn. I found learner engagement to be the ultimate priority. Without it student learning was not successful.
While teaching in PSII, I used this DNA extraction lab for Grade 9 Science to spark student curiosity when addressing biological diversity at the genetic level.