Biology Quarter 1: Weeks 3-4
September 9-18, 2015
DATE
IN CLASS
Wednesday-Thursday Diversity Transects
(2,4,5: 95 min.)
* How many different forms of life are
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there? How can we measure diversity?
HOMEWORK
1. Biology Ch 6.3: Notes
DUE: F 9/11
2. Simpsons Index, Plots 1-2
DUE: F 9/11
Friday
(2,4,5: 40 min.)
9/11/15
Diversity Transects
* How many different forms of life are
there? How can we measure diversity?
1. Simpsons Index, Plot 3
DUE: M-T 9/14-15
2. Explanation Tool: Spring Creek
DUE: M-T 9/14-15
3. Wear outside/walking fast clothes!
DUE: M-T 9/14-15
Monday-Tuesday
(2,4,5; 95 min.)
9/14-15/15
Systematics/Dichotomous Keys
Tree Walk
1. Biology Ch. 18.1 Notes
DUE: W-Th 9/16-17
* How can we organize the diversity of life
so that we can study and protect it? How
can dichotomous keys be used to identify
different species?
Wednesday-Thursday Introduction to Skulls
(2,4,5: 95 min.)
* How can dichotomous keys be used to
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identify different species? How does the
structure of an animal’s skull show how
it acquires energy?
Friday
(2,4,5; 40 min.)
9/18/15
C. Gay 9/7/15
Skull Lab
* How does the structure of an animal’s
skull show how it acquires energy?
1. Biology Ch. 18.2-3 Notes
DUE: F 9/18
1. Check for Understanding
DUE: M-T 9/21-22
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Topical Understanding
Living things display both unity and diversity. All living things exhibit the characteristics of
life, yet they solve the problems of life in many different ways. Life exists in many different
forms and varieties. This diversity occurs at many levels: ecosystem, species and genetic.
To study the diversity of life, biologists use systematics to name organisms and group them
into categories that represent lines of evolutionary descent.
Essential Questions
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Why do humans group and classify?
How many different types of life are there?
How can we organize the diversity of life so we can study it?
Areas of Focus
= Diversity of Life
= Systematics
Knowledge and Skills
= Systematics
 Taxonomy
 Binomial nomenclature
 Linnaeus’s System of Classification
 Modern systems of classification
o Domain
 Bacteria
 Archaea
 Eukarya
o Kingdom
 Eubacteria
 Archaebacteria
 Protista
 Fungi
 Plantae
 Animalia
o Phylum or Division
o Class
o Order
o Family
o Genus
o Species
Biology Textbook Reference
Chapter 18.1 pp. 446-450
Chapter 18.3 pp. 457-463
= Naturalist Skills
 Identify organisms using dichotomous keys
 Justify the Kingdom placement of an organism in a using its characteristics
 Compare the structure of an organism’s skull with the way it obtains its nutrition
 Observe natural objects from various perspectives and scales, and record accurate data
Mrs. Gay’s Website
http://cgay.pbworks.com
Remember that all handouts and resources can be accessed here!
C. Gay 9/7/15
Steamboat Springs High School