Thursday, January 18, 2007

Week Twenty-two


This week, we'll be finishing up the topic of evolution and moving on to classification.

Monday - Geologic Time Line Research / Finish Period Cards
Tuesday - Fill in Major Events in Time / Review for Evolution Test
Wednesday - Evolution Test / Read p.182 - 188 Classification W.S. & Vocab.
Thursday - Classification Discussion / Scientific Naming / Dichotomous Keys
Friday - On-line Classifying Activity / Begin Dichotomous Key Lab

Homework this week includes studying for the Chapter 5 Evolution Test Wednesday, Finishing your Geologic Time Period Cards by Tuesday, correcting your Geologic Time Pre-test by Wednesday, reading Chapter 6 pages 182 - 191 and finishing the Chapter 6 vocabulary by Monday (1/29), Binomial Nomenclature Drawing Due by Monday (1/29).

Websites for in-class Classifying Activity:
Classifying Critters
Classifying Living Things

Helpful Websites (refer to last weeks entry for other evolution websites):
Geologic Time Review
Continental Drift During Earth's History
Classification for Kids
Tree of Life
Examples of Kingdoms
Links for the Kingdoms
Fungi
Plants
Protists