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.