3/14 Honors Biology
OA:
Why do you think that islands are considered "natural experiments" in
Evolution?
SWBAT:
Compare and contrast
Darwin's finches.
CLASSWORK:
Discuss OA.
Look at the MCAS question on
Darwin's birds. Have the students discuss the answer aloud in class.
HOMEWORK:
Read p.378-379.
Explain how Darwin used the ideas of the various people listed on those pages to create his own theory.

3/15 Honors Biology
OA:
What is the definition of a species?
SWBAT:
Compare artificial selection with Natural selection
CLASSWORK:
Show examples of various plants in the cabbage family and discuss why it was bred with certain traits and not others.
Watch entire Darwin video
HOMEWORK:
Look up a breed of dog and discuss why it was bred with certain traits and not others. (due Thursday).

OA:
What is the definition of a species?
3/15 CP Biology
SWBAT:
Compare artificial selection with Natural selection
CLASSWORK:
Show examples of various plants in the cabbage family and discuss why it was bred with certain traits and not others.
Watch entire Darwin video
HOMEWORK:
Look up a breed of dog and discuss why it was bred with certain traits and not others. (due Thursday).

3/16 CP Biology
OA:
Compare artificial selection with Natural selection
SWBAT:
List and identify the 4 steps in
Darwins theory of Evolution.
CLASSWORK:
Discuss the 4 steps in Darwin's theory.
Use the online video to help
(go.hrw.com key wordHX8EVOF6)
Did humans evolve?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ evolution/library/11/2/quicktime/e
_s_5_100.html
HOMEWORK:
Make flash cards of section 1 and 2 vocabulary.
Answer questions on p. 379, #1-3
Remember Dog assignment due
Tomorrow!

3/16 Honors Biology
OA:
Compare artificial selection with Natural selection
SWBAT:
List and identify the 4 steps in
Darwins theory of Evolution.
CLASSWORK:
Discuss the 4 steps in Darwin's theory.
Use the online video to help
(go.hrw.com key wordHX8EVOF6)
Did humans evolve?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ evolution/library/11/2/quicktime/e
_s_5_100.html
HOMEWORK:
Outline sections 1 and 2. p. 379, #1-3
Remember Dog assignment due
Tomorrow!

Vegetables in the Cabbage Family http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruciferous_vegetables

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• http://www.akc.org/breeds/breeds_a.cfm
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• http://www.justdogbreeds.com/small-dogbreeds.html

Geological layers are like a layer cake.

• You add the bottom layer first, followed by the second layer, the third, etc.
http://www.graspr.com/videos/Assembling-and-Crumb-Coating-a-Cake

• http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es0604/es0604page01.cfm?chapter_no
=visualization

Newest
Oldest

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEDfRy
6DQns&feature=related

• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/
• evolution/library/11/2/quicktime/e
• _s_5_100.html

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNfnoz9
X5fs Sea lion
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCzNB
OuriQA&feature=related seal

Sea Squirts
Shark (cartilaginous fishes)
Lamprey Eel
Bony

SEA SQUIRTS---TUNICATES

Similar Environments, Similar
Adaptations.