Sunday, April 13, 2008

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