Daily Summary 02-28

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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT use their understanding of natural variation and selection to simulate evolution by natural selection

- Warm up: Answer questions 1-4 on the screen to the left [2]

- Candy Bowl Selection Activity [25]

- Rat Island Adaptation Poster Project [25]


HOMEWORK: Finish Candy Bowl Lab Questions and Rat Island Mini-Posters


TOMORROW: Evolution Unit Test



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT use their understanding of natural variation and selection to simulate evolution by natural selection

- Warm up: Listen to sub instructions [2]

- Candy Bowl Selection Activity [25]

- Rat Island Adaptation Poster Project [25]


HOMEWORK: Finish Candy Bowl Lab Questions and Rat Island Mini-Posters


TOMORROW: Evolution Unit Test



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Daily Summary 02-27

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT to demonstrate a basic understanding of evolution topics from natural selection to origins of life by earning a 26 or higher on Evolution Quiz #4

- Warm up: Take out a sheet of binder paper and give it a standard heading with the title “Evolution
Quiz #4” [2]

- Evolution Quiz #4 [20]

- Next 2 parts of Darwin’s Dangerous Idea [30]


HOMEWORK: NONE


TOMORROW: Candy Bowl Selection Experiment & Unit Test Review



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT to demonstrate a basic understanding of evolution topics from natural selection to origins of life by earning a 30 or higher on Evolution Quiz #4

- Warm up: Take out a sheet of binder paper and give it a standard heading with the title “Evolution
Quiz #4” [2]

- Evolution Quiz #4 [20]

- Next 2 parts of Darwin’s Dangerous Idea [30]


HOMEWORK: NONE


TOMORROW: Candy Bowl Selection Experiment & Unit Test Review



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Daily Summary 02-26

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT to navigate the PBS/NOVA website to develop a broad overview of the history of life on Earth

- Warm up: Listen carefully to directions for computer use today [3]

- PBS/NOVA Evolution web quest (see post below for directions) [50]


HOMEWORK: Review for evolution quiz #4


TOMORROW: Evolution Quiz #4 and Candy Bowl Selection Experiment



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT to navigate the PBS/NOVA website to develop a broad overview of the history of life on Earth

- Warm up: Listen carefully to directions for computer use today [3]

- PBS/NOVA Evolution web quest (see post below for directions) [50]


HOMEWORK: Review for evolution quiz #4


TOMORROW: Evolution Quiz #4 and Candy Bowl Selection Experiment



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Daily Summary 02-25

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT to share knowledge gained through genetic condition project with peers

- Warm up: Take out original Genetic Condition Project handout AND a piece of binder paper. In a few minutes you will get your project from the green bucket--REMEMBER TO RETURN PROJECTS TO GREEN BUCKET BEFORE END OF PERIOD! [3]

- Instructions for GCP peer interviews [5]

- GCP peer interviews [30]


HOMEWORK: NONE


TOMORROW: Summary of History of Life



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT to share knowledge gained through genetic condition project with peers

- Warm up: Take out original Genetic Condition Project handout AND a piece of binder paper. In a few minutes you will get your project from the green bucket--REMEMBER TO RETURN PROJECTS TO GREEN BUCKET BEFORE END OF PERIOD! [3]

- Instructions for GCP peer interviews [5]

- GCP peer interviews [30]


HOMEWORK: NONE


TOMORROW: Summary of History of Life



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Daily Summary 02-15

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT to demonstrate understanding of Darwin’s concepts of evolution and speciation by earning minimum of 20 on Evolution Quiz #3

- Warm up: What is speciation? [3]

- Evolution Quiz #3 [25]

- Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, Parts 5 [20]


HOMEWORK: NONE


NEXT MONDAY: Presentation of Genetic Condition Projects



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: SWBAT to demonstrate understanding of Darwin’s concepts of evolution and speciation by earning minimum of 23 on Evolution Quiz #3

- Warm up: What is speciation? [3]

- Evolution Quiz #3 [25]

- Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, Part 6 [20]


HOMEWORK: NONE


NEXT MONDAY: Presentation of Genetic Condition Projects



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