April 29 (A Day) and April 30 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: students will complete a laboratory investigation in order to explain the interdependence of organisms in an ecosystem.

WARM-UP: List three examples of abiotic factors and three examples of biotic
factors in an environment.

VOCABULARY:
1) herbivore
2) carnivore
3) omnivore
4) detritivore
5) decomposer
6) food chain

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocab
2) Discussion of Lab
3) Outside!!!
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 3-3

HOMEWORK DUE:
3-2 Outline

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

April 25 (A Day) and April 28 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will complete a lab in order to investigate the dynamics of populations and population growth.

WARM-UP: What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

VOCABULARY:
1) autotroph
2) producer
3) photosynthesis
4) chemosynthesis
5) heterotroph
6) consumer

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Yeast Lab
3) Worksheets Section 3-1, 3-2 and 3-3 from workbook
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 3-2 in textbook

HOMEWORK DUE:
3-1 Outline

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

April 23 (A Day) and April 24 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will take a test in order to assess their knowledge of evolution.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 3-1

HOMEWORK DUE:
None

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Field trip on 4/28- wear your uniform and bring bagged lunch or lunch money

April 21 (A Day) and April 22 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will discuss food chains and trophic levels in order to explain the flow of energy in an ecosystem.

WARM-UP: Inquiry Activity p. 62

VOCABULARY:
1) ecology
2) biosphere
3) species
4) population
5) community
6) ecosystem
7) biome

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary/Warm-Up Review
2) Flashcards check 222+
3) Presentation Pro 3-1 and 3-2
4) Compare/contrast chemosynthesis & photosynthesis on a Venn Diagram
5) Use diagram on p. 71 Choose at least 4 organisms from the diagram
a. Create visual describing the feeding patterns of your four organisms
b. Use arrows and label your diagram
6) BCR #34
7) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Test next class

HOMEWORK DUE:
Flashcards 222 and up

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
TEST NEXT CLASS

April 17 (A Day) and April 18 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will diagram a concept map in order to recall evidence for evolution.

WARM-UP:
List the types of evidence known today to support the theory of evolution.

VOCABULARY:
1) speciation
2) reproductive isolation
3) behavioral isolation
4) geographic isolation
5) temporal isolation

CLASSWORK:
1. Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2. Discuss/Notes
a. Evidence for the relatedness of species on Earth (fossil record, geographic distribution of living species, homologous structures, anatomical similarities, and biochemistry similarities of DNA base sequences and/or amino acid
sequences)
b. All species on Earth today are related by a common ancestor
c. DNA code is virtually the same for all life forms
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Finish Review Sheet. Read 16-3 and study for test. Have Flashcards 222 and up ready to be graded for next class.

HOMEWORK DUE:
BCR from review sheet

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Test moved to Wednesday and Thursday

April 15 (A Day) and April 16 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will examine variation among organisms in order to recognize its importance in evolution.

WARM-UP: In what ways can organisms of the same species vary? (Think about the lima bean lab)

VOCABULARY:
1) directional selection
2) stabilizing selection
3) disruptive selection
4) genetic drift
5) founder effect
6) Hardy-Weinberg principle
7) genetic equilibrium

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Review lima bean lab, bird and natural selection labs
3) Review 16-1 and 16-2

4) Discuss/Notes on natural selection as a mechanism for change
a. evolution occurs at population level
b. finite supply of resources required for life
c. genetic variation (mutations and recombination of genes)
d. selection of favored variations by environmental pressures
e. resulting offspring are more likely to survive and reproduce

a. Factors that influence natural selection (diet, climate,
weather, predators, and environment)
b. Natural selection leads to the development of a new species
c. Use of technology (gel electrophoresis) to determine
evolutionary relationships among species

5) Amino Acid lab or test review
6) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
BCR from Test Review Sheet

HOMEWORK DUE:
16-1 Outline

April 11 (A Day) and April 14 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will complete a lab in order to simulate natural selection.

WARM-UP: Give 3 examples of adaptations that organisms have.

VOCABULARY:
1) gene pool
2) relative frequency
3) single-gene trait
4) polygenic trait

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Discussion of bell curve from previous lab and how populations can change.
3) Natural Selection Lab p.82 of lab book.
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK
Read and outline 16-1

HOMEWORK DUE:
15-3 outline

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

April 9 (A Day) and April 10 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will identify the factors involved in the development of a new species in order to its’ effect on evolution

WARM-UP: Study figure 16-13 on p.406. Formulate a hypothesis that suggests how one of these beaks could have resulted from natural selection.

VOCABULARY:
1) survival of the fittest
2) natural selection
3) descent with modification
4) common descent
5) homologous structures
6) vestigial organ

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Complete “Comparing Adaptations of Birds” Lab p.131-136
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 15-3

HOMEWORK DUE:
Outline 15-2

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

April 7 (A day) and April 8 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will examine variation among organisms in order to recognize its importance in evolution.

WARM-UP: What is natural selection?

VOCABULARY:
1) evolution
2) theory
3) fossil
4) artificial selection
5) struggle for existence
6) fitness
7) adaptation

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Review 15-1 and 15-2
3) Activity p. 368- Do Lima Beans Show Variation?
4) Review pictures/slides of organisms found on the Galápagos with class discussion of organisms and their adaptations. Students to share ideas in pairs.
5) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline Section 15-2

HOMEWORK DUE:
15-1 outline

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None