Support for Changes
Day 6
Activity 6A: Do Now
Directions: Read one the articles then discuss with your table. Use the prompts if you get stuck or if you finish your discussion before your classmates.
Prompts:
1. What feature of snakes is used to determine ancestry? 2. How do you think scientists determine which physical features should determine an organism's lineage? |
Prompts:
1. How are snakes' scales beneficial? 2. What relationship could 3D printing have with evolution? |
Activity 6B: GFF
RAFTS
Role: archaeologist (salary=
Role: archaeologist (salary=
Activity 6C: Homework
Homework: Explore Learning Gizmo with Student Exploration Sheet
1. Microevolution
1. Microevolution
Day 7
Activity 7A: Do Now
Do Now: Predict the evolutionary history of whales:
Class discussion on whale video
Activity 7B: Comparative Anatomy
Directions: Read the article "Comparative Anatomy 1" below then
A. Define the vocabulary via a table discussion
B. Answer the questions at the end of the article in your science notebook
C. Create a graphic organizer of the 8 evidences of evolution below the answered questions above
A. Define the vocabulary via a table discussion
B. Answer the questions at the end of the article in your science notebook
C. Create a graphic organizer of the 8 evidences of evolution below the answered questions above
Activity 7C: Interactive
Day 8
Activity 8A: Do Now
Patterns of Evolution
8. Do Now: look through the power point and website below then create your own presentation of the patterns of evolution with your table. Include pictures and examples other than the ones provided in the sample below. Include the following patterns: convergent evolution, divergent evolution/adaptive radiation, punctuated equilibrium, and coevolution.
Activity 8B: Research and Model Mechanisms
Mechanisms of Evolution
8. Directions: Research genetic drift and gene flow, write down your own explanation and an example of each, then make a model of each using play dough at your table. Synthesize 2 HOTS questions per table concerning the topics (compare and contrast, evaluate, analyze, rank, debate, create, etc).
Activity 8C: Biological Clock
Directions: Read the article below then discuss the prompts:
1. What is a biological clock and how can it be used?
2. If you owned an insurance company, would you use biological clocks to determine insurance rates? Why?
2. If you owned an insurance company, would you use biological clocks to determine insurance rates? Why?
Activity 8D: Interactive
Directions: Complete the Interactive (this may fall under day 9)
Day 9
Activity 9A: Do Now
Directions: Discuss vocab and examples with table
Activity 9B: Stations
Alternative: Using the specimens I have provided, create a dichotomous key (see Dichotomous Key Stations below for help) pertaining to your organisms. The correct answer to your key needs to be the organism's scientific name. Someone else will be using your dichotomous key to figure out what the scientific name of your organism is.
Activity 9C: Homework
Homework: Explore Learning Gizmo with Student Exploration Sheet
1. Dichotomous Keys
1. Dichotomous Keys
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