Diversity

Tuesday February 8 - Period 4

• Take up: The Language of Biology

• Snake or Lizard

• Video: Why is biodiversity important?

• Note: Intro to Biodiversity

  • Written on copy

• Practice: Diversity Practice

Wednesday February 9 - Period 4

• Take up Diversity Practice & Finish second page

• Finish: Intro to Biodiversity

• Note: The nature of classification

  • Written on copy

Thursday February 10 - Period 4

• Finish Note: The nature of classification

• Play guess who?

• Sorting fasteners

• Virtual Monster Sort

• Monster Sort

  • Online Monster Sort

• Lego Sorting!!!

Friday February 11

• Note: Phylogeny and Modern Taxonomy

  • Written on copy

• Escape Zombie Island (Handout to explain activity) - Cladogram intro

  • Survivor Cards

• Cladogram ID practice (peardeck)

• Cladogram practice

Monday February 14

• Note: Kingdoms and Domains

  • Textbook section 1.4 for completion

  • pg. 29 #1-3

• Cladogram Practice

Tuesday February 15

• Diversity Quiz #1

• While you wait....Read about Viruses

• Introduction to Viruses (video)

• Note: Viruses, Viroids and Prions

  • Viral Infection Cycles

  • How vaccines work

  • What is the Corona Virus?

Wednesday February 16

• Exploring Viruses - "Virtual Lab"

• HHMI Virus Explorer

• Edpuzzle on Viruses (found on Google Classroom)

• Complete pg.59 #1, 2, 6, 7

Thursday February 17 (inclement weather day)

• Read about Eubacteria (section 2.1 in textbook)

• Games for learning about bacteria:

  • Tutorial about structure of bacteria

  • Game about the structure of bacteria

  • Human use of bacteria

• Quick note about shape of bacteria

Friday February 18 (inclement weather day)

• Quick meeting to discuss Bacterial growth lab

Tuesday February 22 (inclement weather day)

• have a group and a plan for bacterial growth and antibacterial testing.

• Have work from Thursday February 17th done (bacterial shape) - not done by 18 people

• Be familiar with benefits and uses of bacteria from Thursday Feb 17

• ensure you are familiar with the diagram of bacteria

• make sure Edpuzzle activity in Google Classroom is done (still not the case for 8 people)

• watch the two videos about vaccines that I've attached to this announcement (for tomorrow's lesson)

Wednesday February 23 (inclement weather day)

• Watch the video "You are your microbes"

• Complete questions 1-3 in the attached google doc

• Watch the video "Bacteria (updated)"

• Complete questions 1-5 in the attached google doc

Thursday February 24

• Discuss the last number of days of class

• Prepare for and discuss tomorrow's lab

• Finish note on Viruses

Friday Feb 25

• Finish talking about Viruses (FOR REAL)

• Set up bacteria lab

Monday Feb 28

• Observations: Day 1

Tuesday March 1

• Observations Day 2

• Microscope Use

Wednesday March 2

• Observations Day 3

Thursday March 3

• Observations Day 4

• Note: Kingdom Protista

Friday March 4

• Observations Day 5

• Discuss Monday's Lab test

• Finish Note on Kingdom Protista

Monday March 7

• Inclement weather day

Tuesday March 8

• Lab test

Wednesday March 9

• Kingdom Fungi

  • Written-on copy

• Questions about unit test???