Daily Summary 05-05

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AGENDA:

– Objectives: SWBAT explain the specific types of selection that can occur and how this idea fits in with the larger theory of evolution

– Warm-up: What is meant by selective forces or pressures (as in natural selection)? Give or make up a couple of examples. [5]

– Discussion of polygenic traits and types of selection [20]

– Darwin’s Dangerous Idea continued [20]

– Get any last assignments from the Genetics Unit stamped and turn in stamp log from genetics unit [5]

HOMEWORK:

– Work on ESLPs



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AGENDA:

– Objectives: SWBAT explain the specific types of selection that can occur and how this idea fits in with the larger theory of evolution

– Warm-up: What is meant by selective forces or pressures (as in natural selection)? Give or make up a couple of examples. [5]

– Discussion of polygenic traits and types of selection [25]

– Darwin’s Dangerous Idea continued [20]

HOMEWORK:

– Work on ESLPs



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AGENDA:

– Objective: determine your pulse and explain how a pulse is related to the functioning of the heart

– WARM-UP: What essentially is the function of the organ known as the heart?

– Complete Activity 4.2.1, Parts I, II, & III

– Attempt to complete Activity 4.2.1, part IV (you should, at the very least, write up your experiment)

HOMEWORK:

– Read over Activity 4.1.2 (Heart Dissection)



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Daily Summary 05-01

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AGENDA:

– Objectives: SWBAT explain the concept of natural selection, how this idea fits in with the larger theory of evolution, and how both natural selection and evolution effect/shape populations 

– Warm-up: Why do you suppose so many of the life forms that have existed on Earth in the past are no longer alive today? [5]

– Discussion of natural selection, fitness, and adaptation [25]

– Natural selection puzzle [30 - 40]

– Darwin’s Dangerous Idea continued [30]

– Get any last assignments from the Genetics Unit stamped and turn in stamp log

HOMEWORK:

– Work on ESLPs



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AGENDA:

– Objectives: SWBAT explain the concept of natural selection, how this idea fits in with the larger theory of evolution, and how both natural selection and evolution effect/shape populations 

– Warm-up: Why do you suppose so many of the life forms that have existed on Earth in the past are no longer alive today? [5]

– Co-Teaching: natural selection, fitness, and adaptation [25]

– Co-Teaching: TBA [50 - 60]

– Darwin’s Dangerous Idea continued [10]

– Get any last assignments from the Genetics Unit stamped and turn in stamp log

HOMEWORK:

– Work on ESLPs



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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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Daily Summary 04-30

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

– Objectives: SWBAT demonstrate basic understanding of genetic concepts by earning an 60% or better on unit exam

– Warm-up: Set up exam answer sheet [2]

– Last minute questions! [5]

– GENETICS UNIT EXAM [45]

– Introduction to evolution

HOMEWORK:

– Work on ESLPs

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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PRINCIPLES OF THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (PBS)
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AGENDA:

– Objective: diagram the heart (muscle, valves, etc.)

– WARM-UP: What essentially is the function of the organ known as the heart?

– Activity 4.1.1

HOMEWORK:

– Finish Activity 4.1.1



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Daily Summary 04-29

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AGENDA:

– Objectives: SWBAT demonstrate basic understanding of genetic concepts by earning an 60% or better on unit exam

– Warm-up: Set up exam answer sheet [2]

– Last minute questions! [5]

– GENETICS UNIT EXAM [45]

– Introduction to evolution

HOMEWORK:

– Work on ESLPs

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AGENDA:

– Objectives: SWBAT describe the foundations of modern theories of biological evolution

– Warm-up: Describe the process of “evolving” in the most general sense (not necessarily in the biological sense). [4]

– Genetics unit exam post-test breakdown/review [15]

– Co-teaching: Introduction to evolution [60]

– Work on ESLPs

HOMEWORK:

– Work on ESLPs



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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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Daily Summary 04-28

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AGENDA:

– Objectives: SWBAT understand the inheritance of X-linked traits

– Warm-up: Use a Punnett square to show whether or not it is possible for two parents who are both heterozygous for a certain trait to have a child who displays the recessive phenotype. [4]

– Sex-linked (X-linked traits) [20]

– Practice problems on Sex-linked (X-linked traits) [25]

– GENETICS UNIT EXAM on TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY

HOMEWORK:

– Review all practice questions for exam



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

– Objectives: SWBAT demonstrate basic understanding of genetic concepts by earning an 80% or better on unit exam

– Warm-up: Set up exam answer sheet [2]

– Last minute questions! [5]

– GENETICS UNIT EXAM [45]

HOMEWORK:

– Work on ESLPs



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AGENDA:

– Objective: demonstrate basic understanding of sickle cell disease by earning a 60% or higher on unit exam

– WARM-UP: Set up answer sheet

– Unit Exam

HOMEWORK:

– None



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