THE PLAN FOR THIS UNIT:
Ongoing list of readings
November 5thMicroevolution
Adaptations - Bird Beak adaptations - lab activity HW: Study for the Unit test |
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November 7th (collab day)Unit 1 - TEST
After the test - complete the HW reading HW: notes on Textbook pg. 379-382 and Biozone sheet pg. 281- & 367 |
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November 13thMicroevolution
Adaptations activity Start Genetic traits activity HW: Read and take notes for Textbook pg. 393-396 and Biozone sheet pg. 262-263 |
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November 15thMicroevolution
Finish Genetic traits activity (height graph) Mutations - Lost in Translation - Mutations activity HW: Read and take notes for Textbook pg. 397-399 |
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November 19thMicroevolution
Simulating Natural selection activity HW: Finish lab questions & Study for checkpoint |
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November 21stMicroevolution
Checkpoint #3 - 1st half of evolution unit HW: Notes for "The Species concept" - sheet |
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November 25thMacroevolution
Speciation Begin to fill in Macroevolution definitions part 1 Finding an example of speciation - activity HW: Read and take notes on pg. 400 and 439 |
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November 27thMacroevolution
Speciation Continue with Macroevolution definitions part 1 Analyzing Data - activity HW: Read and take notes on pg. 435-438 |
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November 29thMacroevolution
Process of Macroevolution Finish Macroevolution definitions part 1 Finding an example - activity HW: Prepare for the Modelling Coevolution lab (read the lab - highlight and write notes in the margin) |
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December 3rdMacroevolution
Process of Macroevolution - Modelling Coevolution lab - Here is the class data HW: Finish the lab if you were unable to complete it during class time & read/take notes on pg. 382-385 |
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December 5thMacroevolution
Evidence of Macroevolution HW: Read/take notes on pg. 417-422 |
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December 9thEvidence of Macroevolution
Fossil Record - Relative dating activity - Half Life Activity HW: Read and take notes on pg. 425-428 |
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December 11thEvidence of Macroevolution
- Origin of Life - Endosymbiosis - Making Coacervetes |
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December 13thCheckpoint #2
Review |
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December 17th |
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December 19thUnit Test
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January 6GMOs - day 1
- the science of GMOs |
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January 8GMOs - day 2
- looking at food labels - Fact of Fiction activity |
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January 10GMOs - day 3
- Perspective taking - Challenge cards activity - Critical thinking in pairs HW: Finish Steps 1-3 of Critical thinking in pairs |
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January 14thCritical Thinking in pairs - step 4-5 (due by mid-night tonight on classroom)
Review and log unit tests HW: Read and take notes on |
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