Month: May 2018

Thursday/Friday – Test

/ Ms Lea

Students have their test reviewing what the have learned about the scientific theory of Evolution and Natural Selection.  When students finish they should do the following:

Wednesday: Test Review Day

/ Ms Lea

Yesterday students worked on their study guide for their upcoming test on Evolution and Natural Selection.  Today students can test their knowledge using an online Kahoot game.

Here are the directions:

  • Play once against yourself (open two browsers on your computer in order to play)
  • As you play, update your study guide
  • Once your study guide is up to date, you can choose to play with up to 3 other people, or continue on your own.
  • Here is the link: Kahoot Evolution Test Review

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Core A & D – Study guide due Thu, Test on Thu
  • Core B & C – Study guide due Fri, Test on Fri
  • Everyone – Revise Bird Beak Lab as needed (comments in Google Classroom), turn in any missing work.

Tuesday: Study Guide

/ Ms Lea

At the end of the week students have a test covering what they have learned about Natural Selection and the inheritance of traits.  Today in class students will receive a study guide to help them review materials for the test.  Here is a copy of the study guide: Evolution Test Study Guide

Students should also check out this link: Guess the Embryo

Image result for evolution embryo

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Core A & D – Study guide due Thu, Test on Thu
  • Core B & C – Study guide due Fri, Test on Fri
  • Everyone – Revise Bird Beak Lab as needed (comments in Google Classroom), turn in any missing work.

Monday & Tuesday: Introduction to Fossils

/ Ms Lea

Today students will learn the basics of what fossils are and how scientists use them to understand life in the past, including early life on Earth. There will be an in class presentation helping to show how the fossil record forms and is investigated. Following this introduction, students will use an online model to investigate the fossil record. Use this link to get to the activity: Layers of Time

If you missed class, here is Ms Lea’s presentation from today: Introduction to Fossils

Fossil Reading Links:

Image result for fossils

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Revise (or complete!) Bird Beak Stations Lab Analysis in Google Classroom
  • Layers of Time Activity Notes and Fossil Reading Notes (see Ms Lea for a copies of these) due at the end of the week

Tuesday – Friday: Extinction

/ Ms Lea

Today students are learning about extinction and the role it plays in the Theory of Natural Selection.  Part of the theory states that there are more organisms in an environment than can survive and only those with the most well-suited traits survive, while other organisms die and become extinct.  In this way, unhelpful traits disappear from the Tree of Life while helpful traits remain and evolve.

Here are resources from class:

Use the links below to complete the information on the notes sheet provided in class:

Students who have extra time should check out these links:

ASSIGNMENTS:

Monday: Knowledge Check and Work Day

/ Ms Lea

Students start the week with a Knowledge Check reviewing what they have learned so far about Darwin, Natural Selection and the inheritance of traits. Students that earn less than a 3 on the Knowledge Check should make a plan to retake it later this week or next week.

Following this, students have the class to work on their Bird Beak Station Lab Analysis.  This is an assessment for the standard of Scientific Communication and is due for all students on Tuesday.  Rubrics, examples and details of the assignment are in Google Classroom.

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Bird Beak Station Lab Analysis due Tuesday

 

Thursday & Friday: Bird Beak Stations and Lab Analysis

/ Ms Lea

In order to model what Darwin noticed about bird beaks in the Galapagos Islands,  students will participate in a lab modelling how some beaks are more adapted to eat the food of a particular island than others. Students will travel through 5 islands using a specific beak to consume the food source on that island. Students will notice how survival is easy on some islands because the beaks are well adapted to the food there, while nearly impossible on other islands. Students will use their data to complete a series of graphs and a lab analysis which will be used as an assessment for the standard of scientific communication.  Students that miss class should check in with Ms Lea to see how to make up the lab.

Image result for darwin bird beak

If you have extra time, check out these links:

 

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Bird Beak Lab Analysis due Monday morning (in google classroom)
  • Knowledge Check on Monday

Monday & Tuesday: Charles Darwin and the Theory of Natural Selection

/ Ms Lea

This week students will investigate Darwin’s theory of Natural Selection.  For the first part of the week, students will be doing independent research about Charles Dawrin via a webquest and the second half of the week students will do a lab modelling what Darwin noticed about bird beaks in the Galapagos Islands.  Students also have a Knowledge Check at the end of the week.

Here are resources from today’s class:

Extra Time:

 

ASSIGNMENTS: