Agenda Monday March 26, 2018-Friday March 30. 2018

NGSS Standards:

3-LS3-1.	Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.
3-LS3-2.	Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment
3-LS4-2.	Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.
MS-LS4-1.	Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past
MS-LS4-2.	Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
MS-LS4-3.	Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy.
MS-LS4-4.	Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
MS-LS4-6.	Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreasesof specific traits in populations over time.

Scientist of the Week

Asima Chatterjee

Dr. Chatterjee is a chemist who has made considerable contributions to the development of anti-epileptic and anti-malarial drugs. Her studies focused heavily on the chemistry and medicinal applicability of alkaloids and other natural substances.

In 1944, she became the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Science from an Indian University.

 Monday March 26, 2018
Objective: To examine some of the evidence that scientists use to determine how  closely organisms are related to each other

Agenda:

  QW:  Provide an example of 2 of the 4 factors of natural selection- overproduction or competition or variations or environmental factors- in words OR in images

Introduce Natural Selection comic strip assignment

Evidence for Evolution

similarities in early development- embryo cards
p 57- record order you decided on 

Homework:  Pick one of the 4 factors.  Draw a four panel comic strip that shows before and after events that lead to natural selection.  Make sure to include some difference that allows certain genes to survive and others to die off.  Draft idea to be put in notebook on p 55

This will be due this Thursday.
rubric

Tuesday March 27, 2018

Objective: To examine some of the evidence that scientists use to determine how  closely organisms are related to each other

Agenda: 

QW:  What are some of the ways scientists determine that organisms have changed throughout time?  What is some of the evidence they look for?

p 55- begin comic strip outline  blank paper

p 57 of notebook- complete embryo cards 
chicken embryo development

DNA evidence for species relationships

Wednesday March 28, 2018

Objective: To examine some of the evidence that scientists use to determine how  closely organisms are related to each other

Due today:  nothing

Agenda: 

QW:  What are three similarities or differences that you noticed between the embryos in yesterdays sorting?  pig, calf, chick, fish, human

Homologous structures- draw, label and color two from the textbook AND two from the ZOOBOOK copies. Use blank unlined paper  Finish on Wed.

Fold and draw in all 4  of the boxes.  l

tape to p 58_ of notebookComplete homologous structures: draw, label and color two from the textbook AND one from the ZOOBOOK copies.

Homework: Natural selection comic strip 

Thursday March 29, 2018

Objective:  To examine some of the evidence that scientists use to determine how  closely organisms are related to each other

Due today: Natural Selection Comic Strip

Agenda:

QW: What is this image demonstrating?

Share comic strips

Big Chico Creek Water Quality Monitoring if weather allows AND creek is NOT TOO HIGH

Homework: none

Friday March 30, 2018  Are we off?

Objective: To examine some of the evidence that scientists use to determine how  closely organisms are related to each other

Due today: 

QW: Get our comic strips-share?
Walking to creek
Secretary is recorder of data

Check plants