Goals (continued from last Wednesday)
1. Know how the modern Linnaean system of classification is structured.
2. Know the major domainsa nd kingdoms of the system.
3. Describe important characteristics fo the the major domains and kingdoms.
4. Know how a dichotomous key is used and structured.
Monday (3/31): Work day - Students work to understand their unit and prepare a powerpoint presentation, a note sheet and a series of questions about it. The amount of homework will vary group by group, but most material is due by Friday.
Tuesday (4/1): Work Day
Wednesday: Making a dichotomous key lab, and some work time
Friday: Review, quiz and work time
Notebook
1. Diversity of Life Handout
2. Chapter 18 - Classification
3. Dichotomous Key Lab
Also due on Friday
Power Point Presentation.
Notesheet for presentation
Set of Questions about Presentation.
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Monday, March 31, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Week 6 and 7: March 10-18 (History of Life on Earth)
Important Upcoming Event: Evolution Unit Test on Tuesday March 18
Back to this week:
Goals:
1. Describe scientific theories about how the molecules necessary for life and the first cells developed.
2. Identify and place in chronological order major evolutionary developments during the Precambrian era, including prokaryotes, the atmosphere and simple eukaryotes.
3. Identify and place in order the dominant organisms during the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras.
Activities:
Monday: View Origins video. List main ideas. Homework: Read 447-449 and 454-460. Answer questions: 1-3 on p449 and 1-4, 6 on p459
Tuesday: Start group project on Evolutionary Timelines.
Wednesday: Finish Timelines and Video.
Monday: Review for Test
Tuesday: Unit Test
Notebook Contents
1. Video main ideas
2. Book Questions: 1-3 on p449 and 1-4, 6 on p459
3. Review Materials
I have made an extra credit assignment available. It will be due Monday the 17th.
Back to this week:
Goals:
1. Describe scientific theories about how the molecules necessary for life and the first cells developed.
2. Identify and place in chronological order major evolutionary developments during the Precambrian era, including prokaryotes, the atmosphere and simple eukaryotes.
3. Identify and place in order the dominant organisms during the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras.
Activities:
Monday: View Origins video. List main ideas. Homework: Read 447-449 and 454-460. Answer questions: 1-3 on p449 and 1-4, 6 on p459
Tuesday: Start group project on Evolutionary Timelines.
Wednesday: Finish Timelines and Video.
Monday: Review for Test
Tuesday: Unit Test
Notebook Contents
1. Video main ideas
2. Book Questions: 1-3 on p449 and 1-4, 6 on p459
3. Review Materials
I have made an extra credit assignment available. It will be due Monday the 17th.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Week 5: March 3 - 7 (Human Evolution)
Goals:
1. Define phylogeny and phylogenetic tree
2. Describe hominid phylogeny
3. Describe evolutionary changes in hominids
Activities:
Monday: Go over returned work. Overview of evolutionary history of life. Much use of the site: http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html. Homework: Read p 638-644. Answer questions on p. 644: Q 1-5.
Tuesday: Lecture on human evoltion
Wednesday: Skull lab. Finish as homework
Friday: Finish skull lab, quiz and notebook
Notebook Contents
1. Notes
2. p. 644 Q 1-5
3. Skull Lab answer sheet
1. Define phylogeny and phylogenetic tree
2. Describe hominid phylogeny
3. Describe evolutionary changes in hominids
Activities:
Monday: Go over returned work. Overview of evolutionary history of life. Much use of the site: http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html. Homework: Read p 638-644. Answer questions on p. 644: Q 1-5.
Tuesday: Lecture on human evoltion
Wednesday: Skull lab. Finish as homework
Friday: Finish skull lab, quiz and notebook
Notebook Contents
1. Notes
2. p. 644 Q 1-5
3. Skull Lab answer sheet
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