Evolution Dailies
April 27
1. Kick off Question: What is the difference
between the manipulated variable and the
responding variable?
2. Natural Selection Research—make sure to
turn in your project by Tuesday May 1
3. Geological time scale
Learning Log: What is the geological time scale?
April 25/26
1. Kick off Question: What are the two parts to
a hypothesis?
2. Natural Selection Research—make sure to
turn in your project by Tuesday May 1
3. Reading from book with Questions
4. Video: The human family tree
Learning Log: What was one important point
from the film?
April 23/24
1. Kick off Question: What should you include in a
conclusion
2. Lab: Bird Beaks day 4: the final report: Library if
not done
3. Evolution game and Natural Selection Research
4. Reading from book with Questions
Learning Log: What did you learn from the game?
April 19/20
1. Kick off Question: Name the parts of a
scientific investigation
2. Lab: Bird Beaks day 3: the final report:
Library
3. Back in class –review of other students work
Learning Log: Describe what you found out
from your lab, what does your data mean?
April 17/18
1. Kick off Question: Describe in a paragraph
what you are going to do in the Bird Beak Lab
2. Lab: Bird Beaks day 2: recording data
3. Video The Human Family Tree
1. You will be writing a reflection paper so take
notes on the video and any class discussions
Learning Log: Describe what you found out
from your lab, what does your data mean?
April 13/16
1. Kick off Question: What do we mean when we say
“survival of the fittest?”
2. Lab: Bird Beaks
Learning Log: define the terms:
Specialist
Predator/prey Relationship
Simulation
Variation
Advantageous (Beneficial) Characteristics
April 11/12
1. Kick off Question: Describe how a scientist
might use absolute and relative dating to
determine the age of a fossil.
2. Lab: Who will survive?
Learning Log: What determines “who” will
survive?
April 9/10
1. Kick off Question: What are some difficulties
with using fossils to tell us about the past?
2. Clocks in Rocks: Radioactive dating
Learning Log:
What is radioactive dating?
March 29
1. Kick off Question: Explain how fossils are
formed? (step by step including what type of
rock)
2. Gifts of the past complete and turn in
Learning Log:
What is the Law of Superposition?
March 26
1. Kick off Question: Write a paragraph on the
ways that you think that scientists figure out the
age of events in earth’s history and when
organisms first appeared.
2. 12:30 up to the library
3. Gifts of the past
Learning Log:
How are fossils formed? What type of rock are they
formed in?
March 23
1. Kick off Question: Describe Natural Selection in
a paragraph.
2. Quiz-see what you know so far
3. Video: What Darwin Never Knew
4. Turn in Questions sheet at end of period
5. If time: Clocks and Rocks Penny Lab
Learning Log:
What were some more things Darwin didn’t know?
March 22
1. Kick off Question: Describe Natural Selection in
a paragraph.
2. Quiz-see what you know so far
3. Video: What Darwin Never Knew
4. Turn in Questions sheet at end of period
5. If time: Clocks and Rocks Penny Lab
Learning Log:
What were some more things Darwin didn’t know?
March 20
1. Kick off Question: Do we use similarities or
differences more in classifying animals? Why
do you think so.
2. Video: What Darwin Never Knew
3. Turn in Questions sheet at end of period
Learning Log:
What were some things Darwin didn’t know?
March 16/19
1. Kick off Question: Why is variation in an
animal species good?
2. Toothpick fish finish and turn in
3. Unity and diversity
Learning Log: How do we differentiate different
groups of animals
March 14/15
1. Kick off Question: How might mutations in
the genetic code cause changes over time to
a species of animals?
2. Toothpick fish finish and turn in
3. If time start Unity and diversity
1. Learning Log: Explain Natural Selection now
that you have a better idea.
March 12
1. Discuss the importance of weekly lifeline and
Table of Contents.
2. Refocus on rules
3. Kick off Question; What are your goals for
this trimester
4. Anticipation guide
5. Toothpick fish
6. Learning Log: Explain Natural Selection