Monday: Fossil activity Tuesday: Wrapping up loose ends.... gradualism and punctuated equilibrium evidence of evolution IT pp 111-112 similarities in DNA study guide-attached Wednesday: computer lab (links below) http://www.techapps.net/interactives/pepperMoths.swf http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/evolution/what-is-evolution/natural-selection-game/the-evolution-experience.html http://www.freekigames.com/natural-selection http://www.sciencechannel.com/games-and-interactives/charles-darwin-game.htm Thursday: Evolution Common Assessment Begin Interim (Genetics and Evolution) Friday: Complete Interim Pre-write for Writing Prompt below Expository Writing Scientists were aware that organisms changed over time. Charles Darwin is credited with offering an explanation as to how this evolution took place. Write an essay explaining Natural Selection, by comparing three examples shared during our study. Choose from the Fish Sticks activity, Charlie and Kiwi, Darwin’s finches, and the moths of Manchester. Be sure to include the following terms, appropriately: Evolution, Natural Selection, variation, mutation, species, survival, trait Next Week Monday of next week- Write Expository Essay Tuesday of next week-computer lab to type final copy Wednesday of next week- Begin Classification Unit
Expository Writing
Scientists were aware that organisms changed over time. Charles Darwin is credited with offering an explanation as to how this evolution took place. Write an essay explaining Natural Selection, by comparing three examples shared during our study. Choose from the Fish Sticks activity, Charlie and Kiwi, Darwin’s finches, and the moths of Manchester. Be sure to include the following terms, appropriately: Evolution, Natural Selection, variation, mutation, species, survival, |
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