Week Thirty Two

Spring Break is only one week away! We will have a test on Thursday covering
Chapter 5: Changes Over time.
Start studying Monday!!

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Finish Evolution PowerPoint/Part I: Fossils and Part II: Evidence Of the Evolutionary Process
Tuesday - Explorations Through Time/Whale Evolution if time remains
Wednesday - Complete Whale Evolution if time/Go over study guide
Thursday - Chapter 5 Test/Article/Video
Friday - Galapagos Video and worksheet

Homework this week includes:

Morning Review Session is CANCELED due to Mrs. Nix's illness

Chapter 5 Vocabulary Sheet Due Tuesday

Study Guide for Chapter 5 Due Wednesday

Videos to watch at home and at school for review

Test over Chapter 5: Changes Over Time on Thursday

Links for Geologic Time Scale:

Explorations Through Time

Whale Evolution
Earth Floor: Geologic Time
Fossil Time Line
Enchanted Learning Geologic Time Line
Timescale
Berkley's Geologic Time Info

Helpful Websites:

Stories from the Fossil Record
Fossil Formation
Understanding Evolution
Life History
Understanding Geologic Time
Who Was Charles Darwin?
Evolution Games
Burying Bodies
Exploring Dinosaurs
Who is Sue?
Fighting Dinos
Geologic Time Review
Continental Drift During Earth's History

Week Thirty One

This week we continue studying Chapter 5; Changes Over Time. The students will learn more about the connection between genes and evolution, and other evolutionary relationships.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Mantis Shrimp Article Questions/Breeding Bunnies Lab/Evolution PowerPoint Continued
Tuesday - Finish Breeding Bunnies/Work on Chapter 5 Vocabulary and 5.1 - 5.2 Worksheet
Wednesday - Begin Life-Changing Relationships Lab
Thursday -Evolution Video and Questions/Finish Galapagos Conservation Sheet and Letter/Work on Chapter 5 Vocabulary/Read Chapter 5 Section 2 of text and work on 5.2 worksheet "Evolution of the Horse"
Friday - PowerPoint on Fossils and Dating/Fossil Formation Activity

Homework this week includes:

Evolutionary Thought Questions are due Monday for 4th period ONLY (due to classroom behavior)

Genetic Advancement Chart and Persuasive Paper due by Monday (including rough draft) - This was originally due last Wednesday, but date was extended upon student requests

Read Mantis Shrimp Article for Monday, there will be a short quiz over article

Breeding Bunnies Lab will need to be completed by Wednesday

5.1/5.2 Worksheet "Darwin's Voyage and Two Theories of Evolution" Due Thursday

Chapter 5 Vocabulary Sheet will be due Tuesday 4/1

Study Guide for Chapter 5 will be due Wednesday 4/2

Test over Chapter 5 will be Thursday 4/3

Helpful Links:

Stories from the Fossil Record
Fossil Formation
Understanding Evolution
Life History
Understanding Geologic Time
Who Was Charles Darwin?
Evolution Games
Burying Bodies
Exploring Dinosaurs
Who is Sue?
Fighting Dinos
Geologic Time Review
Continental Drift During Earth's History

Links for Geologic Time Scale:

Earth Floor: Geologic Time
Fossil Time Line
Enchanted Learning Geologic Time Line
Timescale
Berkley's Geologic Time Info

Week Thirty

** Due to the number of people out on Friday, I have extended some of the due dates and changed the schedule around***

This week we will continue looking into genetic advancements, and by Wednesday we should be moving onto our study of "Changes Over Time", Chapter 5. One of the biggest pioneers into the theory of evolution, Charles Darwin, is pictured on the right.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Genetic Advancement Research
Tuesday - Genetic Advancement Research
Wednesday - Begin Evolution Power Point/Evolution of Evolutionary Thought Activity
Thursday - Evolution of Evolutionary Thought Activity/Continue Evolution Power Point
Friday - Galapagos Discussion/Video/Vocabulary 1 -9/5-1 worksheet on Darwin's Voyage

Homework this week includes:

Final Draft of Persuasive Paper for Genetic Advancements due MONDAY 3/24

Read Mantis Shrimp Article by Monday 3/24, there will be a short quiz over article

Breeding Bunnies Lab we will work on in class on Monday 3/24 and Tuesday 3/25

Helpful Websites:

Natural Selection On-line Activity Link
Stories from the Fossil Record
Fossil Formation
Understanding Evolution
Life History
Understanding Geologic Time
Who Was Charles Darwin?
Evolution Games
Burying Bodies
Exploring Dinosaurs
Who is Sue?
Fighting Dinos
Geologic Time Review
Continental Drift During Earth's History

Websites for Advances in Genetics:

Genetic Disorder Library
Your Genes: Genetic Disorders
Genetic Disorders
Specific Genetic Disorders
Karyotyping Activity

What is Cloning?
Click and Clone
Cloning Issues
Cloning Fact Sheet
Therapeutic Cloning Article
Cloning Conundrum
Therapeutic Cloning Questions Answered
To Clone or Not to Clone
Therapeutic Cloning Animation

Human Genome Project
Human Genome-Careful
About the Project

Fundamentals of Gene Therapy
Ethical Issues with Genetic Therapy

What is Genetic Engineering?
Say No to Genetic Engineering
What is Genetic Engineering and what are the Dangers
Genetic Engineering
Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering

Week Twenty Nine

This week the students will have a challenging test in Genetics on Wednesday. We will spend time in class reviewing, but students need to be studying at home each night also! Another morning review session will be held on Wednesday at 8:10 am. We will end the week by looking into more of the genetic advances that we are using in our day and age.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - Finish Karyotyping Lab/Cloning on-line lab /Review
Tuesday - Practice Problems for Genetics Test and Review
Wednesday - Genetics Test
Thursday - Cloning Article and Questions/Cloning Video
Friday - Advances in Genetics (Selective Breeding/Genetic Engineering/Human Genome)

Homework this week includes:

Genetics Test Study Guide Due Monday

Study for Genetics Test Wednesday

Websites for Advances in Genetics:

Genetic Disorder Library
Your Genes: Genetic Disorders
Genetic Disorders
Specific Genetic Disorders
Karyotyping Activity
What is Cloning?
Click and Clone
Cloning Issues
Cloning Fact Sheet
Cloning Timeline
Monkey Clone
How Cancer Cells Grow and Divide

Helpful Websites:

Mitosis Review
Human Genome
Interactive Animations for Genetics
DNA Basics
Genetic's Games for Kids
Interesting Facts
Genetics Activities
Understanding Genetics
DNA from the beginning
DNA interactive
Human Genome Project