Moving into the 2nd Quarter!!

• Tues 10/30:  Notes on Antibiotic Resistance and Speciation.  Work time for the Animal Poster project.  Read 10.3 if not already.   Do 2 out of the 4 DBQ's  from section 10.3
• Thurs 11/1:  Start Notes on Cell Evolution.  Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium.  Hardy-Weinberg simulation.  Complete the packet and turn it in today or next Monday.  Work on poster project.  Read 1.5 on Cell Evolution.  
• Mon 11/5:  You will have 10 minutes to do quick work on your poster project.  Walk around poster evaluation.  Turn in Hardy-Weinberg if not already.  Finish Notes on Cell Evolution and brief notes on Human Evolution.
• Wed 11/7:  Review Evolution.  Short evolution test on Friday.
• Fri 11/9:  Short Evolution Test.  Start digestion!!  Read 6.1.
• Wed 11/14:  Review parts of the human digestion system and enzyme action.
• Fri 11/16:  Structure of villi and absorption.

Biodiversity Test next Tuesday, 10/23. What is going to be on it?

• THIS TEST WILL INCLUDE:
• About 10 multiple choice
• List Domain through species categories and list all 8 for an animal and a plant (we did humans and the Coast Redwood)
• Use a cladogram or dichotomous key to sort out 8-10 animals that I will give you.  Please use characteristics (i.e. has 4 limbs) and not previously determined classification categories (like mammals) to do the sorting
• You will be given a cladogram with numbers on it and be asked to use it to determine which organisms diverged the longest ago or most recently, etc.
• 3-4 short answer questions comparing organisms from various groups (like aves and reptilia),  using Uniprot and Jalview to make cladogram, the concept of molecular clocks, why we classify, etc.

Mid-October

• Tues 10/9:  Notes on Invertebrate Phyla and Chordate Classes.  Work time for Dichotomous Key Activity (have ready for another student to do on Monday 10/15).  Mesocosm Observation.
• Wed 10/10:  Short classes!  Brief introduction to cladograms and do Cladogram Activity Part I done in pairs.  Mesocosm write-up due through turnitin.com tomorrow, 10/11.  Read 5.4.
• Mon 10/15:  Exchange dichotomous keys and do them.  Cladogram computer activity (cladogram Part II).  
• Wed 10/17:  Finish Cladogram Activity, Molecular Clocks, and other cladogram activities.  Overview of Biodiversity Test to be taken next Tuesday 10/23.   Read 5.1 and do 2 out of the 3 DBQ's in that section in your notebook.
• Fri 10/19:  Review for Biodiversity Test.  Darwin Video.  List evidence for evolution and do 2 out of 3 DBQ's in 5.1 in not already.
• Tues 10/23:  Short Biodiversity Test.  Principles of natural selection and evidence for evolution.  Read 5.2.  DBQ on p. 253 and 255.
• Thurs 10/25:  Darwin and the Galapagos Finches.  DBQ on p. 255.  Introduce animal poster project.  

Lesson Plan for Friday 10/5/2018

Early Work:  What phylum of animals has bilateral symmetry, jointed legs, and an exoskeleton?

Daily Schedule:  

1. Early Work
2. Turn in Animal Phyla Lab if not already
3. Fish Dichotomous Key:  done in pairs.  Using the key provided, identify all of the types of fish.  Write the key numbers as we did in the Animal Phyla lab and the name of the fish next to each fish.  When finished, put both of your names on the fish part and turn it in.  You can return the key part.  There are a few challenges to this activity, especially with the question of whether or not the fish has scales because that is hard to see.  Mr. Kral can help you identify which fish have scales.
4. When finished, start make your own dichotomous key to separate out 10 items of your choice.  Themes can include types of foods, tv shows, characters, sports teams, items of clothing, etc.  You need to provide pictures of all 10 items and write the key so that it is easy to follow using the pictures.  We will present these in class on Wednesday 10/10.  Yes, we now have class that day if you haven't already heard.  This activity can be done in pairs or by yourself!
5. Make sure that you do a Mesocosm Observation today.  The final mesocosm write-up is due Thursday 10/11 through turnitin.com.

What are/have we been doing?

• Tues 9/25:  Kahoot review for ecology test.  Mesocosm Observations.  Turn in Whitaker Ponds assignment through turnitin.com by 9:00 pm tonight.
• Thurs 9/27:  Questions?  Take Ecology Test.  Mesocosm observations.  Read 5.3 for next week.
• Mon 10/1:  Notes on Classification, including reasons for classifying, classification categories, the 3 domains, and binomial nomenclature.  Work time:  1) Find 10 unusual species names and write them in your notebook 2)  Make up 10 species names using an analogy and at least 4 different genera  3)  DBQ on p. 262   4)  Mesocosm observations
• Wed 10/3:  Animal Phyla ID Lab!  4 Phyla of plants.  Complete hand-out and turn it in or turn in on Friday.  Mesocosm Observations.
• Fri 10/5:  Fish Dichotomous Key Activity.  Make your own dichotomous key for 10 items based on visible characteristics.  Make sure that you include pictures so that a student could do your key without knowing about the items.  Dichotomous Key is due Monday 10/16.  Read 5.4 in the text.