Mon

• Intro: Classification (text ref: Ch 19)
• Quicklab p. 616
• Start Lab: Caminalcules

Tue

• Go over Evolution Unit Test
• Caminalcule Lab

Wed

• Day 2 Caminalcule Lab

Thu

• Finish Caminalcule Lab

Fri

• Cladograms
• Quiz: Classification on Wed

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Mon

• No Classes: District PD

Tue

• Welcome Back!
• Review your WTK: Evolution Unit (you should know up through III.B.)
• Reminder: Deep Time Project (see last week’s blog) due 1/19
• Where we left off in the History of Life
  • Direct instruction: History of Life on Earth, cont’d (Text ref: Ch 20)
    • Dinosaurs and feathers!
    • Ever wonder if we can get dinosaur DNA?
  • This is very helpful in explaining: RNA World
    • So is this: Crash Course Origin of Life
    • Want more RNA? Try RNA Virtualabs
• Homework: Reading guide 24.3

Wed

• Check and go over homework
• Direct Instruction:Primate evolution
• Crash Course: Human Evolution

Thu

• Collaborative Study Guide Evo Unit

Fri

• Unit test: Evolution
• Introduction to classification (Text reference Ch 19)
  • Read 19.1 & 19.2 for Monday

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Mon

• Direct instruction: Speciation (part of the Evolution of Populations notes)
• What Darwin Never Knew, part 2 (from 31:30 – 53:30)

Tue

• What Darwin Never Knew, part 3 (from 59:10 – 1:10)
• Reading Guide: Ch 20

Wed

• The History of Life on Earth
• Laptops: finish your quizzes on Pearson Realize

Thu

• Start Deep Time Project
  • Projects are due the Friday after you return from break. If you missed the project you will need to do the project solo (I recommend getting started during the break, following instructions on the project description linked above)

Fri

• Work on Deep Time Projects
• Enjoy your break!

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Mon

• Due: Natural Selection Sim
• It’s Not Fair!
  • Did you miss class this day? Here is your link to the makeup.  Pick 2 mutations each round, then randomly choose Environmental change 1 – 20 and follow instructions

Tue

• Due: It’s Not Fair! Sketch and answers
• Quicklab pp 572-573; hand in when done
• Notes: Evidence of Evolution (reference text 17.4)
• Laptops:
  • self-check quizzes on Pearson Realize (sign in through Clever)

Wed

• Evidence of Evolution Lab: Amino Acid sequence
• Intro: Evolution as Genetic Change
• Prelab: Hardy Weinberg Lab

Thu

• Hardy Weinberg and Genetic Equilibrium Lab
• Reading Guide Ch 18

Fri

• Due: Hardy-Weinberg Lab
• Lab Quiz
• Quiz over WTK 1 & 2.A, 2.D

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Mon

• No classes: Grading / Term 1 Final Grades

Tue

• Start Term 2 / Survey
• Intro to Natural Selection: What causes antibiotic resistance
  • Superbugs
  • Megaplate agar experiment
  • Another interesting video about it, that I didn’t show in class
  • And yet another!
• Homework: Respond to the claim: Natural selection causes bacteria to adapt to changing environmental conditions
  • Give evidence
  • Explain your reasoning
• Join the Biology B Quizlet class

Wed

• WTK: Evolution Unit
• Cornell Notes: How to take good notes
• Direct Instruction: Darwin’s Voyage and Thinking
• Film: What Darwin Never Knew
  • Film notes
• Read Ch 17.1, 17.2, 17.3 for homework
• Darwin Online

Thu

• Homework Quiz
• Video: Rock pocket mice – answer questions
  • http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/pocket-mouse-film-quiz
  • HHMI rock pocket mouse w quiz-1
• Direct Instruction: Selection

Fri

• Natural selection computer simulation lab  
  • PhET Selection Sim Lab
  • PhET Lab Worksheet

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