Week 35(4/28- 5/2)
Monday, 4/28 (MATH PSSA)
Work on Evolution Study Guide
Tuesday, 4/29 (MATH PSSA)
Work on Evolution Study Guide
Wednesday, 4/30
EVOLUTION TEST (25 points)
Thursday, 5/1
Vocabulary Quiz #5 (Will check for flashcards prior to quiz)
Friday, 5/2
LINK TO ALL VOCABULARY LISTS (Note - List 4 is List 5 and List 5 is List 4 in the order we did them in class)
Kahoot Practice for Vocabulary Final
VOCABULARY FINAL EXAM TUESDAY
Week 34(4/21- 4/25)
Monday, 4/21
SPRING RECESS
Tuesday, 4/22
Discuss Vocabulary List #5...quiz next Thursday
Work on Swallow Phenomenon Model
If time, begin written explanation
Wednesday, 4/23 (ELA PSSA)
Work on written explanation for Swallow Phenomenon
Turn in model and explanation
Thursday, 4/24 (ELA PSSA)
Friday, 4/25 (ELA PSSA)
Continue Notes - Human Evolution
Hand out Study Guide for Evolution (Other version of study guide and answer key)
Students make flash cards or study vocabulary list for final next Wednesday
Week 33(4/14- 4/18)
Monday, 4/14
Finish work on Natural Selection Theory Presentations
Students share their ideas
Tuesday, 4/15
Notes on Natural Selection from here to coevolution.
If time Launch Swallow WIng Phenomenon.
Wednesday, 4/16
Work on Part 1, 2, for Classwork
Thursday, 4/17
Friday, 4/18
SPRING RECESS
Week 32(4/7- 4/11)
Monday, 4/7
Tuesday, 4/8
Continue work on Extinction Presentations
Wednesday, 4/9
Finish extinction presentation.
Thursday, 4/10
Assign Pocket Mice Google Form Assignment for Classwork. Due tomorrow at start of class.
Class discussion on if Extinct Organisms should or should not be brought back.
Friday, 4/4
Launch Student Natural Selection Theories and begin work.
Week 31(3/31- 4/4)
Monday, 3/31
TEACHER DAY
Tuesday, 4/1
Genetic/Evolution Car Simulation...students can toy with this to prepare for Google question due next week.
Students should bring in supplies to help camouflage their moth/butterfly.
Wednesday, 4/2
Butterfly/Moth Adaptation Activity...students finish questions as classwork/homework.
Thursday, 4/3
Complete Butterfly Questions
Natural Selection Worksheets...finish for HW, if needed
Friday, 4/4
20 minutes to work on Natural Selection Worksheets
Launch Bringing Back Extinct Organisms Presentation (Friday)
(4/10 - Meeting Period 7 & 8)
Week 30(3/24- 3/28)
Monday, 3/24
Answer question found in Google Classroom about Part 1 of the Finch simulation
Do Part 2 of Finch Simulation (No question this year)
Tuesday, 3/25
JA YES Day
Finishing Survey and Reflection Questions
Wednesday, 3/26
Interviews Period 7 & 9
Thursday, 3/27
Work on Darwin Postcards - if time
Friday, 3/28
Continue work on Postcards #1...No Postcard #2 this year.
NEXT WEEK - Genetic/Evolution Car Simulation...students can toy with this to prepare for Google question due next week.
Week 29(3/17- 3/21)
Monday, 3/17
Model template posted in Classroom
Go over Phenomenon Template Slide Presentation. Exemplar Sugar Glider. Another. Bat wing/Human
Work on Convergent/Divergent Evolution Model
Tuesday, 3/18
Last day to work on models
Wednesday, 3/19
Students pair with a group that did other Phenomenon and learn the science of this other Phenomenon
Application of Learning for Convergent/Divergent Evolution
Finish/continue notes on Evidence of Evolution
No HW.
Thursday, 3/20
Finish notes for evidence of Evolution
Teach Your Past Self - Evidence of Evolution writing Assignment
Friday, 3/21
Introduce Part 1 of Finch Simulation
Answer question found in Google Classroom about this part of the simulation CLASSWORK MONDAY
Week 28(3/10- 3/14)
Monday, 3/10
Continue Vestigial Structure Presentations
Begin answering Google Question about Snakes (10 points)...assign as HW.
Tuesday, 3/11
Finish Vestigial Structure Presentations
Started period ensuring students understood the concepts of Adaptation and Niche. Adaption video, Habitat vs Niche video
Launch two possible phenomena:
Sugar Glider and Flying Squirrels (Flying squirrel video, sugar glider video)
Bat wing and human hand (bat flight video, bat wing skeleton)
Students will be assigned one of these phenomenon and then decide upon three Crosscutting Concepts that are evident in their phenomenon. This is homework due tomorrow. This assignment will be submitted as an answer to a Google Question. Students may work in groups of up to three.
Wednesday, 3/12
Students in groups begin to focus on their final project, creating their model and explanation. Special attention will be paid to TIME and the fact that ancestors change during this time for reasons determined by the environment.
For homework, students will write middle school friendly definitions for the FOUR (4) vocabulary words that are listed in their document. Students will create a document that shows these definitions which the teacher will check at the start of class tomorrow.
Thursday, 3/13
Teacher will check vocabulary homework
Full day to work on Phenomenon Project (Phenomenon Help posted in Classroom)
Friday, 3/14
TEACHER DAY
Week 27 (3/3- 3/7)
Monday, 3/3
Review Vertebrate/Invertebrate timeline Evidence of Evolution from presentation.
Students lay down strips from Geologic Time Activity...go over answers.
Begin notes on Evidence of Evolution from presentation.
Tuesday, 3/4
Assign questions 1- 9 for 15 minutes...rest is HW
Look at Tree of Life on board...10 minutes
Create groups for Vestigial Structure Projects and review
Wednesday, 3/5
Go over timeline answers
Review expectations for project
Complete some work on Vestigial Organ Presentations
Thursday, 3/6
Begin creation of project and begin presenting (possibly)
Friday, 3/7
Finish and possibly begin presenting presentations
NEXT WEEK - If time, Launch two possible phenomena:
Students will be assigned one of these phenomenon and then decide upon three Crosscutting Concepts that are evident in their phenomenon.
Week 26 (2/24- 2/28)
Monday, 2/24
Genetics Test
Assign Vocabulary List #4 for Thursday's quiz...Flashcards due then also
Tuesday, 2/25
Return Skin Phenomenon Models
Go over Vocabulary List #4
Wednesday, 2/26
Guidance Lesson
Thursday, 2/27
Vocabulary Quiz #4 (Check flashcards)
Finish discussion from previous class (Biogenesis vs Abiogenesis)
Friday, 2/28
Complete fossil questions from reading and video in Google Form (use link in Google Classroom). For homework
Students do timeline activity at lab table and then answer questions 1- 9 from Geologic Time Activity (To be finished Monday)
Hand out trilobites
NEXT WEEK - Begin notes on Evidence of Evolution from presentation.
Give the Younger and Cooler Mr. Petrillo a million dollars to donate to charity.