Biology/Life Science - May 2009

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				1 Unit 10 – Human Genetics «QUIZ – Human Genetics
4 MAKE-UP DAY Your chance to: ¨ Make-Up Friday’s Quiz ¨ Complete missing assignments; ¨ Get worksheets you may be missing; For the perfect student to which none of the above apply, you can still take advantage of the time by: ¨ Clean/organize your biology binder – prep for Unit 11; ¨ Peruse or even read Chapter 15 of the Text; ¨ Start on the vocabulary for the unit – flash cards always preferred;	5 Unit 11 – Natural Selection Today’s Topics: ¨ Intro to Darwin: Ø Disclaimer Ø His Background Ø His Journey aboard the Beagle ¨ Forming a Theory: Ø Darwin’s Influences Ø Developing a Theory: Natural Selection Ø The Evidence: o Artificial Selection o Ancient Earth o Fossil Record ¨ And More…	6 Unit 11 – Natural Selection Today’s Topics: Natural Selection: Theory and Evidence	7 Unit 11 – Natural Selection Activity: Modeling Natural Selection – Forks and Beans	8 Unit 11 – Natural Selection Today’s Topics: 1^st – 4^th Period Only! ¨ Natural Selection – Summarized and Reviewed; ¨ More Evidence; ¨ Going Beyond Darwin… 6^th Period Only! ¨ Review Bean Activity: Ø A breakdown of the Stats – organized into tables – ready to graph! Ø Discuss Results – how they model natural selection Ø View Write-Up Guideline ¨ Time/Help with Follow-Up Questions/Write-Up LINK TO WRITE-UP GUIDE
11 Unit 11 – Natural Selection Today’s Topics: 1^st – 4^th Period Only! ¨ Review Bean Activity: Ø A breakdown of the Stats – organized into tables – ready to graph! ¨ Time/Help with Follow-Up Questions/Write-Up Today’s Topics: 6^th Period Only! Ø Natural Selection – Summarized and Reviewed; Ø More Evidence; Ø Beyond Darwin… Homework: Ø Bean Lab Write-Up	12 Unit 11 – Natural Selection Today’s Topics: Ø Natural Selection – Summarized and Reviewed; Ø Evidence for Evolution «QUIZ – Darwin & the Theory of Natural Selection	13 Unit 11 – Natural Selection Today’s Topics: Ø Evidence for Evolution – The Fossil Record ¨ Fossil Record ¨ Geologic Time Scale ¨ How Fossils Form Video: Ø “Evolution: Extinction!”	14 Unit 11 – Natural Selection *Late Start Thursday  HW DUE: Ø Bean Lab Today’s Topics: Ø Evidence for Evolution – The Fossil Record Video: Ø “Evolution: Extinction!”	15 Unit 11 – Natural Selection HW DUE: Ø Bean Lab (Last Day for Full Credit!) Today’s Topics: Ø Radiometric Dating Activity: M&M Half-Life Ø Perform, Answer Follow-Up Questions, Hand-in
18 OFF - STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY	19 Unit 11 – Natural Selection Today’s Topics: Ø Patterns of Evolution Video: Ø “Evolution – Great Transformations”	20 Unit 11 – Natural Selection WRAP and REVIEW!	21 Unit 11 – Natural Selection «Test – The Theory of Natural Selection	22 Unit 12 – Natural Selection and Genes Intro to Unit 12: Ø Genes and Variation Activity: Single-Gene vs. Polygenic Trait, Part 1 – Height (15 minutes) Unit 11 – Natural Selection Test Corrections (30 Minutes)
25 HOLIDAY - Memorial Day	26 Unit 12 – Natural Selection and Genes Today’s Topic: Ø Evolution as Genetic Change Activity: Single-Gene vs. Polygenic Trait, Part 2 – Widow’s Peak	27 Unit 12 – Natural Selection and Genes Today’s Topics: Ø Hardy-Weinberg Activity: Does Sexual Reproduction Alter Genotype Ratios?	28 Unit 12 – Natural Selection and Genes Today’s Topics: Ø The Process of Speciation Ø Observing Natural Selection: ¨ Finch-Beak Data	29 Unit 12 – Natural Selection and Genes Today’s Topics: Ø Finding Order in Diversity – Linnaeus Ø Modern Classification Ø Constructing a Cladogram PRACTICE TEST