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
