Assignments+Q3+2012+2013

=** Science 7 **= || ==== Evolution & ====
 * Q3 || =** Life **=

Project
|| = //Evolution is the// = = //ongoing// = = //adaptation// = = //of organisms// = = //to environmental// = = //challenges// = = //and changes.// =

|| Mario, Link, and Donkey Kong have also evolved over time. || || Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow. [|Anthony J.] D'Angelo || POWER UP AND LEARN MORE ABOUT SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES, and Bloom's Digital Taxonomy, and THE CRITICAL THINKING PYRAMID! || THE DATE: W EARTH DAY IN THE PARK 4:00 - 6:30 PM || Earth Day Project: Step #1: State the Problem Step #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) Step #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) Step #4: Create an Earth Day Posters with Slogan (bumper sticker, T-shirt etc.) Step #5: State sources for more information phone number, website || **Genetics** **2. A typical cell** **of any organism** **contains genetic** **instructions that** **specify its traits.** **Those traits** **may be modified** **by environmental** **influences.** **Evolution** **3b.** **Extinction** **of a species occurs** **when the** **environment** **changes** **and the adaptive** **characteristics** **of a species are** **insufficient for** **its survival.** || Resources: Go to wecanchange and Earth Day Network for Earth Day project ideas. OCEAN PORTAL || FMS Life Science 7 YouTube Channel: FMS Earth Day 2010 media type="custom" key="21911158" Earth Day 2010 media type="custom" key="21911146" Earth Day 2011 Rough Draft Endangered Species Red List || PROJECT EXAMPLE 5 STEPS || Step #1: State the Problem Coal plants release air pollution when they make electricity. || Step #2: Provide Relevant Statistics -facts with numbers (minimum of 3) 1. Seven million children in the U.S. have asthma and suffer from exposure to air pollution. 2. Chronic exposure to particlepollution can shortenlife by one to three years. 3. The economic benefits of reducing soot and smog pollution are projected to reach $2trillion in 2020. || Step #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) 1. Plant a shade tree to reduce use of electricity for air conditioning and fans on hot days. 2. Plant a shade tree, that loses its leaves in the winter, to reduce the amount of heat necessary to heat the house in winter. 3. Plant a shade tree to absorb air pollution and carbon dioxide. || Step #4 : Create an Earth Day Poster (bumper sticker,T-shirt, etc.) with Slogan Here is what is in coal pollution: Step #5: State sources for more information phone numbers, websites Website: Arbor Day Foundation Phone #: 1-888-448-7337 For more information see: Action Alert: STOP AIR POLLUTION Air Pollution from Coal Plants Interactive Earth Justice || EVOLUTION || EARTH AND LIFE HISTORY || **Next Generation Science Standards** [|**Life Science**] [|**MS.**] [|Structure, Function, and Information Processing] [|**MS.** Growth, Development, and Reproduction of Organisms] [|**MS.**] [|Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems] [|**MS.** Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems] [|**MS.** Natural Selection and Adaptations] || a. Both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms. b. Explain the reasoning used by Darwin in making his conclusion that natural selection is the mechanism of evolution. c. Explain how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution. d. Explain how to construct a simple branching diagram to classify living groups of organisms by shared derived characteristics, and expand the diagram to include fossil organisms. e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival. || **4. Evidence from rocks** a. Earth processes today are similar to those that occurred in the past and slow geologic processes have large cumulative effects over long periods of time. b. The history of life on Earth has been disrupted by major catastrophic events, such as major volcanic eruptions or the impact of an asteroid. c. The rock cycle includes the formation of new sediment and rocks. Rocks are often found in layers with the oldest generally on the bottom. d. Evidence from geologic layers and radioactive dating indicate the Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old, and that life has existed for more than 3 billion years. e. Fossils provide evidence of how life and environmental conditions have changed. f. Movements of the Earth's continental and oceanic plates through time, with associated changes in climate and geographical connections, have affected the past and present distribution of organisms. g. Explain significant developments and extinctions of plant and animal life on the geologic time scale. || || as you get ready to host the Soccer World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016! I am sure you will show the world what an amazing country Brazil is and what amazing, fun loving people you are!
 * || **HAPPY**
 * NEW YEAR!** || **2013 YEAR**
 * OF THE**
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 * ||  ||   || = Q3 Life Science 7 = || = Earth Day 2013 Project = ||
 * SAVE
 * APRIL 10 **
 * EARTH DAY
 * CA || LIFE SCIENCE 7 || STANDARDS:
 * ||  || **3. Biological**
 * evolution**
 * accounts for**
 * the diversity**
 * of species**
 * developed**
 * through gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**
 * allows us to understand**
 * the evolution of life on Earth.**
 * ||  || HAPPY NEW YEAR! || Best wishes to all Brazilians
 * ||  || HAPPY NEW YEAR! || Best wishes to all Brazilians

Canção do Exílio Minha terra tem palmeiras, Onde canta o Sabiá As aves, que aqui gorjeiam, Não gorjeiam como lá.

Nosso céu tem mais estrelas, Nossas várzeas têm mais flores, Nossos bosques têm mais vida, Nossa vida mais amores.

Em cismar, sozinho, à noite, Mais prazer encontro eu lá; Minha terra tem palmeiras, Onde canta o Sabiá.

Minha terra tem primores, Que tais não encontro eu cá; Em cismar — sozinho, à noite Mais prazer encontro eu lá; Minha terra tem palmeiras, Onde canta o Sabiá.

Não permita Deus que eu morra, Sem que eu volte para lá; Sem que desfrute os primores Que não encontro por cá; Sem qu'inda aviste as palmeiras, Onde canta o Sabiá. > > by Goncalves Dias || My Brazilian Family I visited over Winter Break. I was an AFS Student to Brazil in 1976 >> media type="custom" key="21885314" >> Garota de Ipanema song >> media type="custom" key="21885320" >> Nao Deixe o Samba Morrer song || =Standards= || =Classwork= || =Digital Photography/Educational Media= || & Reading Essentials Pages 26 - 58 due M 1/14 || 5 The anatomy and physiology of plants and animals illustrate the complementary nature of structure and function. 3 e. extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival. || ** 1. WELCOME: ** Trout Packet & Reading Essentials Pages 26 - 58 due M 1/14 Trout Anatomy media type="custom" key="21884946" Trout Anatomy and Physiology Quizlet || & Reading Essentials Pages 26 - 58 due M 1/14 || 3 e. extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival. || ** 1. WELCOME: ** Trout Packet & Reading Essentials Pages 26 - 58 due M 1/14 __//*PEOPLE CAN CHANGE//__ __//THEIR MINDS AND//__ __//BECOME EARTH FRIENDLY//__ Trout Dissection Test Review Quizlet CHECKING FOR UNDER- STANDING: Think Pair Share Quarter 1: Scientific Method Cells Quarter 2: Genetics EXTENSIONS: Earth Day Network .org wecanchange || 75 YEARS AGO (GRANDMOTHER) - FUR IN STYLE, ACCEPTABLE A GENERATION LATER (MOTHER) - REAL FUR IS OUT OF STYLE, UNACCEPTABLE and PROTESTED NOW (DAUGHTER) - REAL FUR IS OUT OF STYLE, REAL FUR IS UNACCEPTABLE, FAUX (Fake) FUR below is OK Each year, more than **40 million animals** are killed for their fur. BAN FUR FOR FASHION
 * =Week= || =Homework= || =Life Science=
 * T 1/8 || Trout Packet
 * Year of the Snake Poster **
 * Introduce Snake Anatomy **
 * 2. HW **
 * 3. REVIEW: **
 * Trout Structures/Functions **
 * 4. GOAL **
 * Learn a minimum of **
 * three environmental **
 * changes that can **
 * lead to trout extinction. **
 * Standards: 5, 3e **
 * NEW: **
 * Compare Trout and **
 * Snake Anatomy **
 * CHECKING **
 * FOR **
 * UNDER- **
 * STANDING: **
 * Think Pair Share **
 * Trout Verses Snake **
 * Anatomy **
 * EXTENSIONS: **
 * Trout Game **
 * Snake Games ** || [[image:http://thepagestudio.com/NGC14scifish/fishgalleryimages/trout-fish-anatomy.jpg width="520" height="306"]]
 * W 1/9 || Trout Packet
 * Fur Coats **
 * 2. HW **
 * 3. REVIEW: **
 * Scientific Method, **
 * Cells, Genetics **
 * 4. GOAL **
 * Earth Day Projects **
 * Learn to change **
 * people's minds by: **
 * 1.) identifying the problem, **
 * 2.) researching and **
 * finding statistics, **
 * and 3.) creating solutions. **
 * Standard 3e **
 * NEW: **
 * EXAMPLE: FUR COATS **
 * 75 YEARS AGO **
 * (GRANDMOTHER) - **
 * FUR IN STYLE, **
 * ACCEPTABLE **
 * A GENERATION **
 * LATER (MOTHER) - **
 * OUT OF **
 * STYLE, UNACCEPTABLE **
 * NOW (DAUGHTER) - **
 * OUT OF STYLE, **
 * UNACCEPTABLE, **
 * FAUX (Fake) FUR is OK **

media type="custom" key="21884946" & Reading Essentials Pages 26 - 58 due M 1/14 || 5 The anatomy and physiology of plants and animals illustrate the comple- mentary nature of structure and function. 3 e. extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival. || 1. WELCOME: Conservation Song 2. HW 3. REVIEW: Change Your Mind Fur Coat Example Trout Anatomy and Physiology Quizlet 4. GOAL Learn the anatomy and physiology of trout and compare a squid to a trout. Standard 5, 3e NEW: Earth Day Network 2013 CHECKING FOR UNDER- STANDING: Think Pair Share Squid Verses Trout Venn Diagram EXTENSIONS: Earth Day Network .org Ecological Footprint Quiz || media type="custom" key="21884604" Conservation Song media type="custom" key="21884946" Trout Anatomy and Physiology Quizlet media type="custom" key="21885166" Giant Squid || Essentials Pages 26 - 58 due M 1/14 ||  || 1. WELCOME: Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Engineering Project: Straw Towers 2. HW Trout Packet and Reading Essentials Pages 26 - 58 due M 1/14 3. REVIEW: Critical Thinking Pyramid 4. GOAL Use critical thinking to create the tallest tower with the tennis ball at the highest spot. Standard 7 NEW: Engineering Project 1: Straw Towers CHECKING FOR UNDER- STANDING: Think Pair Share Describe the Critical Thinking Pyramid and discuss what level you used today. EXTENSIONS: Fun Engineering Projects
 * Trout Anatomy and Physiology Quizlet** ||
 * Th 1/10 || Trout Packet
 * Th 1/10 || Trout Packet
 * Trout Packet**
 * due F 1/11**
 * Reading**
 * Essentials**
 * Pages 26 - 58**
 * due M 1/14**
 * F 1/11 || Trout Packet and Reading

Leaning Tower of Pisa Game || Tallest Tower in the World " Khalifa tower"), previously called **Burj Dubai**,[|[][|8][|]] is a [|skyscraper] in [|Dubai], [|United Arab Emirates], and is the [|tallest man-made structure in the world], at 829.8 m (2,722 ft).[|[] [[file:BurjKhalifaHeight.svg]] [[file:Straw Towers Introduction.ppt]] [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRCmAGg8vHneqeTjibqW6kV4JYUMV5-xZ5ipFsleljh3cI6r_hIpw:images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/033/cache/vertical-farm_3306_600x450.jpg width="259" height="194"]] [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSwI9JJ4qgmxlznK8Buam9PSwmHcia-hgU8uJUO_bDqhm2gIuKb:us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/pnphoto/pnphoto0906/pnphoto090600004/4959530-electrical-power-line-tower-agaist-clear-blue-sky.jpg width="276" height="462"]] Top Engineers: Nathan, Grace, Mishele, Athena [[image:merrillfmsscience7/IMG_8885.JPG width="464" height="350"]] media type="custom" key="21911132" Straw Towers 2013

Leaning Tower of Pisa Game || 1/14 || Earth Day Project Title and Name(s) in Group due T 1/15 by end of the period || e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival. || 1. WELCOME: Adaptation Song Life Science 7 Evolution Standards PPT 2. HW Earth Day Project Title and Name(s) in Group due T 1/15 3. REVIEW: Trout Review Evidence of Evolution: 1. Fossils 2. DNA 4. GOAL Learn that fossils of both plants and animals are used as evidence for the evolution of life on our planet. Observe the living cycad in our school garden and think about its adaptations for survival. 5. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Think Pair Share Discuss the observations you made of the cycad in the school garden and explain how the adaptations help the plant species to survive. EXTENSIONS: Evolution In Action Plant and Animal Fossil Evidence || media type="custom" key="21884568" Adaptations Song Cycad Fossil 12 million years old =Mariopteris beneckei (Fern-like Spermatophytes)= Fern-like Spermatophytes (Mariopteris beneckei) was very common in the Carboniferous period 310 million years ago. They grew probably 15 metres tall; many of them must have grown like lianas. We presume that this plant group, which already carried seed, was the predecessor of our seed-producing plants. It was extinct 220 million years ago. || 1/15 || Earth Day Project Title & Genetics PPT due W 1/16 Genetics Presentations begin tomorrow || **3. Biological** a. Both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms. b. Explain the reasoning used by Darwin in making his conclusion that natural selection is the mechanism of evolution. c. Explain how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution. d. Explain how to construct a simple branching diagram to classify living groups of organisms by shared derived characteristics, and expand the diagram to include fossil organisms. e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival. || 1. WELCOME: Class Wiki Website 2. HW Earth Day Project Title & Genetics PPT due W 1/16 3. REVIEW: Genetics Presentation Try: 1. MicroscoftPower Point Open Office Free 2. Prezi or 3. Glogster 4. GOAL Use the Internet to help learn about Evolution and to research your Earth Day Project. NEW 1.Introduction to Evolution Explore our two main websites for 3rd quarter: PBS Evolution - NOVA Evolution- 2. How the Ear Works Video 3. __Multiple__ __Intelligences:__ __Musical__ __Intelligence__ There are Many Ways to Learn: Musical learners learn by responding to music, creating music, and performing music. Create a band for your Earth Day project, choose some online instruments at UEN Games to create, name, record, and play the Earth Day song your band creates. Have fun using your musical intelligence. ology CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Peer Review Genetics Power Point Presentations: 1 compliment 1 suggestion for improvement Print Page 4 EXTENSIONS: ology Spore Creature Evolution Game || PBS Evolution NOVA Evolution How the Ear Works UEN Games || 1/16 || Earth Day Title and Statistic due F 1/25 || **7. Scientific** 7a. Select and use appropriate tools and technology (including calculators, computers, balances, spring scales, microscopes, and binoculars) to perform tests, collect data, and display data. 7b. Utilize a variety of print and electronic resources (including the World Wide Web) to collect information as evidence as part of a research project. 7e. Communicate the steps and results from an investigation in written reports and verbal presentations. || 1. WELCOME: Evolution Song 2. HW Earth Day Title and Statistic due F 1/25 3. REVIEW: Trout Anatomy & Physiology Test 4. GOAL Learn to present research using online presentation tools. NEW 1. Professional Presentation TED Example Edith Widder: Glowing Life In An Underwater World TED Talks Ideas Worth Spreading 2. Genetics Presentations 5. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Think Pair Share Two Genetics Presentations 1 compliment 1 suggestion for improvement EXTENSIONS: TED Youth Radio || media type="custom" key="21884540" Evolution Song media type="custom" key="21910582" Edith Widder: Glowing Life In An Underwater World TED Talks Ideas Worth Spreading Youth Radio || 1/17 || Earth Day Title and Statistic due F 1/25 || **7. Scientific** 7a. Select and use appropriate tools and technology (including calculators, computers, balances, spring scales, microscopes, and binoculars) to perform tests, collect data, and display data. 7b. Utilize a variety of print and electronic resources (including the World Wide Web) to collect information as evidence as part of a research project. 7e. Communicate the steps and results from an investigation in written reports and verbal presentations. || 1. WELCOME: Rock Cycle Song 2. HW Earth Day Title and Statistic due F 1/25 3. REVIEW: Paul Sereno Dinosaur Evolution & Fossil Evidence Paul Sereno Digs Up Dinosaurs 4. GOAL Learn to present research using online presentation tools. NEW 1. Genetics Presentations 5. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Think Pair Share Two Genetics Presentations 1 compliment 1 suggestion for improvement EXTENSIONS: Paul Sereno Discoveries
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 * over many**
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 * made by asking**
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Paul Sereno Project Exploration for Kids TED Youth Radio || media type="custom" key="21884556" Rock Cycle Song media type="custom" key="21910788" Paul Sereno Digs Up Dinosaurs || 1/18 || Earth Day Title and Statistic due F 1/25 || **7. Scientific progress** 7a. Select and use appropriate tools and technology (including calculators, computers, balances, spring scales, microscopes, and binoculars) to perform tests, collect data, and display data. 7b. Utilize a variety of print and electronic resources (including the World Wide Web) to collect information as evidence as part of a research project. 7e. Communicate the steps and results from an investigation in written reports and verbal presentations. || 1. WELCOME: Conservation Song 2. HW Earth Day Title and Statistic due F 1/25 3. REVIEW: Fossil In Amber 4. GOAL Learn to present research using online presentation tools. NEW 1. Genetics Presentations 5. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Think Pair Share Two Genetics Presentations 1 compliment 1 suggestion for improvement EXTENSIONS: TED Youth Radio || media type="custom" key="21884604" Conservation Song || 1/21 || Holiday- Martin Luther King Day || " The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character- that is the goal of true education." Martin Luther King Jr. ||  ||  || Friends of the River - what you can do to keep the Sespe Clean || 1/22 || Earth Day Title and Statistic due F 1/25 || **3. Biological** a. Both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms. b. Explain the reasoning used by Darwin in making his conclusion that natural selection is the mechanism of evolution. || 1. WELCOME: New plants for the garden. 2. HW Earth Day Title and Statistic due F 1/25 3. REVIEW: Evolution Vocabulary Quizlet 4. GOAL Learn to recognize a minimum of four plant adaptations present in our school garden that have evolved to help the plant survive in this habitat. NEW Evolution of Plants by Natural Selection PLANT ADAPTIONS Adaptations are special features that have evolved to allow a plant or animal to live in a particular place or habitat.
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 * evolution**
 * accounts for**
 * the diversity**
 * of species**
 * developed**
 * through gradual**
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 * over many**
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Plant Adaptations Desert Tropical Rainforest Grasslands Water Analyze the plants in our school garden and identify plant adaptations for survival. 5. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Think Pair Share EXTENSIONS: Sci Game: Darwin Mutation & Evolution Game || Desert Tropical Rainforest Grasslands Rivers, Ponds, and Lakes

Evolution Vocabulary Quizlet

media type="custom" key="22092054" || 1/23 || Earth Day Title and Statistic due F 1/25 || c. Explain how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution. e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival. || 1. WELCOME: Rock Cycle Song 2. HW Earth Day Title and Statistic due F 1/25 3. REVIEW: Plant Adaptations Paul Serano Dinosaur Evolution & Fossil Evidence Paul Serano Digs Up Dinosaurs Evolution Vocabulary Quizlet 4. GOAL Learn to present research using online presentation tools. NEW 1. Complete Genetics Presentations 2. Fossil Evidence of Evolution 5. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Think Pair Share Two Genetics Presentations 1 compliment 1 suggestion for improvement EXTENSIONS: Skulls TED Youth Radio
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American Institute of Biological Sciences and the National Center for Science Education [|Becoming Human]

NOVA's comprehensive, three-part special, "Becoming Human," examines what the latest scientific research reveals about our hominid relatives. Watch [|part 1], [|part 2], and [|part 3] online. [|Darwin 200] || media type="custom" key="21884556" Rock Cycle Song media type="custom" key="21910788" Paul Serano Digs Up Dinosaurs

Evolution Vocabulary Quizlet

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Lucy World's Most Famous Fossil Skulls || 1/24 || Earth Day Title and Statistic due F 1/25 || **7. Scientific progress** a. Select and use appropriate tools and technology (including calculators, computers, balances, spring scales, microscopes, and binoculars) to perform tests, collect data, and display data. b. Utilize a variety of print and electronic resources (including the World Wide Web) to collect information as evidence as part of a research project. c. Communicate the logical connection among hypothesis, science concepts, tests conducted, data collected, and conclusions drawn from the scientific evidence. d. Construct scale models, maps and appropriately labeled diagrams to communicate scientific knowledge (e.g., motion of Earth's plates and cell structure). e. Communicate the steps and results from an investigation in written reports and verbal presentations. **Genetics** **2. A typical cell** **of any organism** **contains genetic** **instructions that** **specify its traits.** **Those traits** **may be modified** **by environmental** **influences.** **Evolution** **3b.** **Extinction** **of a species occurs** **when the** **environment** **changes** **and the adaptive** **characteristics** **of a species are** **insufficient for** **its survival.** || 1. WELCOME: Class Wiki Website 2. HW Earth Day Title and Statistic due F 1/25 3. REVIEW: Presentation Tools Try: 1. MicroscoftPower Point Open Office Free 2. Prezi or 3. Glogster 4. GOAL Use educational video games to learn more about evolution and the environment. NEW Explore Evolution Starting Websites: PBS Evolution - NOVA Evolution- Play these evolution games to learn more about natural selection and Charles Darwin. Sci Game: Darwin Mutation & Evolution Game Nautilus Video Game 2. Earth Day Research Bubblus of Environmental Problem 10 -15 questions 3. How the Ear Works Video 4. __Multiple__ __Intelligences:__ __Musical__ __Intelligence__ There are Many Ways to Learn: Musical learners learn by responding to music, creating music, and performing music. Create a band for your Earth Day project, choose some online instruments at UEN Games to create, name, record, and play the Earth Day song your band creates. Have fun using your musical intelligence. ology CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Think Pair Share Share two questions on the bubblus and reactions to evolution games. EXTENSIONS: ology Spore Creature Evolution Game ||
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|| 1/25 || Earth Day Statistic and Bubblus Environmental Problem/10-15 questions due F 2/1 || b. Explain the reasoning used by Darwin in making his conclusion that natural selection is the mechanism of evolution. c. Explain how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution. || 1. WELCOME: Owl Pellet Dissection Lab 2. HW Earth Day Bubblus Environmental Problem due F 2/1 3. REVIEW: Fossil reconstructions are evidence used to explain evolution by  natural selection. 4. GOAL Dissect and owl pellet to remove the bones of prey animals. NEW 1. Earth Day Statistic 2. Explain the formation of the owl pellet and how the owl pellet dissection can be used to teach evolution. 5. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Think Pair Share Describe the bones found in the owl pellet. EXTENSIONS: Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection Owls of the World Audubon Society for Bird Watching || Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection
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Google Earth Skeleton Reconstructions





|| 1/28 || Earth Day Statistic and
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Bubblus Environmental Problem/10-15 questions due F 2/1 || **3. Biological** a. Both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms. b. Explain the reasoning used by Darwin in making his conclusion that natural selection is the mechanism of evolution. c. Explain how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution. d. Explain how to construct a simple branching diagram to classify living groups of organisms by shared derived characteristics, and expand the diagram to include fossil organisms. e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival. || 1. WELCOME: Substitute - I have jury duty. 2. HW Earth Day Statistic and Bubblus Environmental Problem/10-15 questions due F 2/1 3. REVIEW: Definition of Evolution 4. GOAL Learn to identify 12 animal adaptations from the IMAX movie about Charles Darwin and the Galapagos Islands
 * evolution**
 * accounts for**
 * the diversity**
 * of species**
 * developed**
 * through gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

Celebrate Darwin's Birthday Feb. 12

NEW IMAX Galapagos Note Taking

UNESCO Galapagos

5. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Think Pair Share 3 Animal Adaptations from the Movie EXTENSIONS:

Destination Galapagos

Galapagos Wildlife

Scientist Charles Darwin Evolution by Natural Selection on the Galapagos Islands: Animal Adaptations For Survival
 * [|World Heritage Marine Programme]
 * [|Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape Project]
 * [|Control and Eradication of Invasives Species:A Necessary Condition for Conserving Endemic Biodiversity of the Galapagos World Heritage Site]
 * [|Rapid Response Facility]
 * [|Case study: Galapagos] || [[image:merrillfmsscience7/Screen_shot_2011-12-28_at_12.24.30_PM.png caption="Screen_shot_2011-12-28_at_12.24.30_PM.png"]]

IMAX Galapagos

media type="custom" key="22025852" UNESCO Galapagos || 1/29 || Earth Day Statistic and
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Bubblus Environmental Problem/10-15 questions due F 2/1 || **7. Scientific progress**
 * ismade by**
 * asking meaningful**
 * questions and**
 * conducting**
 * careful**
 * investigations.**

a. Select and use appropriate tools and technology (including calculators, computers, balances, spring scales, microscopes, and binoculars) to perform tests, collect data, and display data.

b. Utilize a variety of print and electronic resources (including the World Wide Web) to collect information as evidence as part of a research project.

c. Communicate the logical connection among hypothesis, science concepts, tests conducted, data collected, and conclusions drawn from the scientific evidence.

d. Construct scale models, maps and appropriately labeled diagrams to communicate scientific knowledge (e.g., motion of Earth's plates and cell structure).

e. Communicate the steps and results from an investigation in written reports and verbal presentations. || 1. WELCOME: Class Website Open 2. HW Earth Day Statistic and bubblus Environmental Problem/ 10-15 questions due F 2/1

3. REVIEW:

Explore Evolution

Starting Websites:

PBS Evolution -

NOVA Evolution-

Cells: Virtual Cell Genetics: Meiosis

The process of meiosis allows crossing-over and independent assortment, which lead to variety in daughter cells. Without meiosis all offspring would be the same, evolution would be limited, the species would be more likely to become extinct.

4. GOAL Use bubblus, the online brainstorming tool, to generate 10-15 Earth Day research questions. NEW Create and print Earth Day Problem bubblus. 5. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Think Pair Share Earth Day Problem bubblus

6. Getting Into the Fossil Hunt

7. Berkeley Geologic

Time



evolution interactives



Tree of Life

8. The Missing Link Evolution of the Horse, 9. Whale, Pygmy Mammoth, Condor, and 10. Humans Research Exploration



11. Owls Research Exploration Ojai Raptor Center Owls

EXTENSIONS: Evolution Web Resources [|15 Evolutionary Gems]

PDF of summarizing 15 lines of evidence for evolution by natural selection, provided by the journal //Nature//. [|Ardipithecus Ramidus]

//Nature// provides a 200th anniversary special on Darwin's life, science, and legacy. [|Darwin 200: Seed Celebrates the Life and Work of Charles Darwin]

//SEED// magazine honors Darwin with a curated exploration of the culture of ideas that has arisen as a result of Darwin's life and work. [|Darwin: Online University] || media type="custom" key="21909326" Cells: Virtual Cell media type="custom" key="21909358" Genetics: Meiosis





evolution interactives



Tree of Life

8. The Missing Link

Evolution of the

Horse,

9. Whale, Pygmy

Mammoth, Condor,

and

10. Humans

Research Exploration

|| 1/30 || Earth Day Statistic and
 * W

Bubblus Environmental Problem/10-15 questions due F 2/1 || c. Explain how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution. || 1. WELCOME: Galapagos Penguins Picture 2. HW Earth Day Statistic and bubblus Environmental Problem/ 10-15 questions due F 2/1

3. REVIEW: Natural Selection Vs. Artificial Selection

Penguin Adaptations 4. GOAL Dissect owl pellet and reconstruct and identify rodent skeleton found in the pellet.

NEW Fossils are reconstructed to provide evidence for evolution.

5. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Think Pair Share Hypothesis of which animal(s) you think you found within the owl pellet.

EXTENSIONS:

Audubon Backyard Bird Count Feb. 15-18 || media type="custom" key="21884540" Evolution Song

Magnificent Frigate Bird of the Galapagos Islands

OPPOSITES





[]
 * Figure 2:** Cover from volume 316, issue 5821 of the journal //Science//, issued April 6, 2007.

Penguin Adaptations





Designer Babies May Explain Insect Sociability

Audubon Backyard Bird Count Feb. 15-18

Celebrate Darwin's Birthday Feb. 12

Kidwings Dinosaurs Including Birds

|| 1/31 || Earth Day Statistic and
 * Th

Bubblus Environmental Problem/10-15 questions due F 2/1 || c. Explain how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution. || 1. WELCOME: 2. HW Earth Day Statistic and Bubblus Environmental Problem/ 10-15 questions due F 2/1

3. REVIEW: Galapagos Animal Adaptations: Flightless Cormorant

4. GOAL Dissect owl pellet and reconstruct and identify rodent skeleton found in the pellet.

NEW Fossils are reconstructed to provide evidence for evolution. PBS Evolution: Change Fossil Evidence Evolution Fossil Evidence NOVA

5. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Think Pair Share

Hypothesis of which animal(s) you think you found within the owl pellet.

Kidwings Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection

EXTENSIONS:

Darwin: 150 Years of Evolutionary Thinking Peabody Museum Yale

Tree of Life Adventure Game

Play the

ecology

game Energy City

AND try the other

digital labs

and games at the

JASON Mission

Center || media type="custom" key="21884556" Rock Cycle Song

Flightless Cormorant



Giant Sloth Fossils Darwin Found In South America





media type="custom" key="22026894" Darwin: 150 Years of Evolutionary Thinking Peabody Museum Part 1

media type="custom" key="22026906" Darwin: 150 Years of Evolutionary Thinking Peabody Museum Part 2 || 2/1 || Earth Day Statistics 3 and
 * F

Bubblus 3-5 Practical Environmental Solutions due F 2/8 || c. Explain how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution. || 1. WELCOME: Snake Reconstructed Skeleton Example Shared with Students 2. HW Earth Day Statistic and Bubblus Environmental Problem/10-15 questions due F 2/1

3. REVIEW: T Rex Fossil Evidence Largest Dinosaur Egg Fossil is a Fraud

4. GOAL Learn that evidence for evolution comes from reconstructed fossils that take a great deal of time and care to clean up and reconstruct.

5. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Think Pair Share Was your hypothesis correct about the animal(s) found within your pellet and can you justify your find using the identification charts?

EXTENSIONS:

Fossil Dinosaur Inside Egg Found in Africa 120 million years old

Fraudulent Fossil

Paul Sereno Discoveries

Paul Sereno Project Exploration for Kids TED Youth Radio || media type="custom" key="21884604" Conservation Song





0-12 centimeters, were found here recently. (Xinhua/Xu Chaoyang)


Fossil Dinosaur Inside Egg Found in Africa 120 million years old

Fraudulent Fossil





Paul Sereno Discoveries || 2/4 || Earth Day Statistics 3 and
 * Week 5 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * M

Bubblus 3-5 Practical Environmental Solutions due F 2/8 || c. Explain how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution. || 1. WELCOME: Animal Adaptations Video: How Owls Swivel Their Head

2. HW Earth Day Statistics 3 INFOGRAPHIC: SHARKS COUNT!

Pew Charitable Trusts: Environment and Bubblus 3-5 Practical Environmental Solutions due F 2/8

3. REVIEW: QUIZLET online test review

FMS Life Science 7 Evolution Test Review

4. GOAL Learn that reconstructed fossils are used as evidence of evolution.

Learn that plants have many adaptations to spread their seeds.

NEW Introduction to Seed Dispersal Adaptations

Search for seed dispersal adaptations in the garden.

Agriculture Experiments for Biolabs

5. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Think Pair Share Two Seed Dispersal Examples Each

EXTENSIONS:

David McCandless: The Beauty of Data Visualization

David McCandless Info

earthday.org

green schools

environmental footprint

Siemans We Can Change the World || Animal Adaptations

[|BBC News]

Earth Day Project: GATHERING STATISTICS

PROBLEM: SHARK FINING IS THREATENING THE EXTINCTION OF SHARKS 3 IMPORTANT STATISTICS ABOUT SHARK FINING:



INFOGRAPHIC: SHARKS COUNT!



Pew Charitable Trusts: Environment





Review for Evolution Test media type="custom" key="22090472" FMS Life Science 7 Evolution Test Review

Fossil Evidence of Evolution: Owl Pellet Reconstruction Simulation Lab 1. Identify the bones 2. Identify the animal found in the owl pellet based on the bones

Seed Dispersal: Aerodynamic and mass-produced, the seeds of some plants take advantage of the wind.



Agriculture Experiments for Biolabs
Plants and Chemicals

|| 2/5 || Earth Day Statistics 3 and
 * T

Bubblus 3-5 Practical Environmental Solutions due F 2/8 || **7. Scientific progress**
 * is made by**
 * asking meaningful**
 * questions and**
 * conducting**
 * careful**
 * investigations.**

a. Select and use appropriate tools and technology (including calculators, computers, balances, spring scales, microscopes, and binoculars) to perform tests, collect data, and display data.

b. Utilize a variety of print and electronic resources (including the World Wide Web) to collect information as evidence as part of a research project.

c. Communicate the logical connection among hypothesis, science concepts, tests conducted, data collected, and conclusions drawn from the scientific evidence.

d. Construct scale models, maps and appropriately labeled diagrams to communicate scientific knowledge (e.g., motion of Earth's plates and cell structure).

e. Communicate the steps and results from an investigation in written reports and verbal presentations. || 1. WELCOME: Class Website on TV

2. HW Earth Day Statistics 3 and Bubblus 3-5 Practical Environmental Solutions due F 2/8

3. REVIEW:

FMS Life Science 7 Evolution Test Review

4. GOAL Complete Earth Day Statistics Research and Create Problem Bubblus

5. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Think Pair Share Earth Day Problem bubblus 2 peer reviews and give feedback - one complement and one suggestion for improvement

EXTENSIONS:

[|Darwin: The Genius of Evolution]

In 2009 to mark the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of 'On the Origin of Species', the BBC aired a season of landmark TV and radio programmes.

[|Evolution: A Journey Into Where We're From and Where We're Going]

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

[|Evolution: Constant Change and Common Threads]

Howard Hughes Medical Institute 2005 Holiday Lecture Series

[|Evolution of Evolution]

The National Science Foundation's Interactive Special Report celebrating 150 years of Darwin's //On the Origin of Species//.

[|Evolution on the Front Line]

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Press Room

[|//Findings// magazine Special Evolution Theme Issue]

//Findings//, a student-oriented magazine that puts a face on science celebrates the Year of Darwin by featuring the exciting work of two evolutionary biologists. Companion multimedia offerings include online evolution games, a videocast, and a podcast.

[|Judgement Day: Intelligent Design on Trial]

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

[|National Center for Science Education] || 3 Important Statistics

Fossil Evidence of Reptile Evolution

The Galapagos Islands Ecuador South America Cladogram - Tortoises

Tree of Life Extra Credit Project || 2/6 || Earth Day Statistics 3 and
 * W

Bubblus 3-5 Practical Environmental Solutions due F 2/8 || **Evolution**

a. Both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms. || 1. WELCOME: Evolution Mimicry: Octopus Mimics Flounder video

2. HW Earth Day Statistics 3 and

Bubblus 3-5 Practical Environmental Solutions due F 2/8

3. REVIEW:

FMS Life Science 7 Evolution Test Review

Evolution Vocabulary Quizlet

Compare Evolution by Natural Selection to Evolution by Artificial Selection

4. GOAL Learn by experimenting how seeds are dispersed by the wind, record and analyze experimental data.

NEW Seed Dispersal by Wind Lab: Helicopter Seeds

5. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Think Pair Share lab data

EXTENSIONS:

[|Position Statement on the Teaching of Evolution]

National Science Teacher's Association

[|Resources for Teaching Evolution]

InterAcademy Panel on International Issues

[|Understanding Evolution]

University of California Museum of Paleontology and the National Center for Science Education

[|Understanding Science]

University of California Museum of Paleontology and the National Center for Science Education

[|What Darwin Never Knew]

PBS special on breakthroughs in science that confirm the brilliance of Darwin's insights while revealing clues to life's diversity.

[|What Does it Mean to be Human?]

Smithsonian Museum of Natural History's Hall of Human Origins Exhibit web resource.

[|The Year of Darwin]

//Science// magazine celebrates the Year of Darwin with a variety of news features, scientific reviews and other special content, all collected here. || media type="custom" key="22088672" Evolution Mimicry: Octopus Mimics Flounder

HW Earth Day Statistics 3 and

Bubblus 3-5 Practical Environmental Solutions due F 2/8

3 Important Statistics

Review for Evolution Test media type="custom" key="22090472" FMS Life Science 7 Evolution Test Review

Evolution Vocabulary Quizlet

media type="custom" key="22092062"

Magnificent Frigate Bird of the Galapagos Islands

OPPOSITES





[]
 * Figure 2:** Cover from volume 316, issue 5821 of the journal //Science//, issued April 6, 2007.

Penguin Adaptations Animal Adaptations: Penguin Feathers Juvenile to Adult

Animal Adaptations: Why the exposed feet?

Animal Adaptations Quiz

media type="custom" key="22093226" Seed Dispersal

Parachutes

Gliders Maple Tree Helicopter Seed Linden Seed Helicopter Lab

|| 2/7 || Earth Day Statistics 3 and
 * Th

Bubblus 3-5 Practical Environmental Solutions due F 2/8 || **Evolution**

a. Both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms.

c. Explain how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution.

e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival || 1. WELCOME: Genepartner 2. HW Earth Day Statistics 3 and

Bubblus 3-5 Practical Environmental Solutions due F 2/8

=
2. Paleontologists find fossils, reconstruct them, identify the species reconstructed, and solve mysteries about evolution. On a lined piece of paper, describe what it felt like to act like a paleontologist as you reconstructed the skeleton of the animal found within the pellet. What animal did you find? What did you like and/or dislike about reconstructing the skeleton. How much money do you think paleontologists make per year? If you could go anywhere in the world to search for fossil evidence of evolution, where would you go and why? What do you think is the most difficult job of a paleontologist and explain why? Would you like to become a paleontologist? Why or why not? Do you think DNA evidence is a useful as fossil evidence? Explain your answer. =====

4. GOAL

Learn to analyze whale fossils to justify whale evolution by natural selection.

Berkeley Whale Evolution

NEW Whale Fossil Lab

5. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Think Pair Share lab data

EXTENSIONS:

UC Berkeley Evogram

PBS Whale Evolution

Green Visualization Games ||

DNA That Improves Your Love Life

media type="custom" key="22088732" Genepartner.com

media type="custom" key="21884540" Evolution Song

media type="custom" key="22128288" Mr. Parr Global Warming

media type="custom" key="21884604" Conservation Song

Careers In Life Science Quiz



Berkeley Evolution Evolution

DNA Whale Evolution Evidence



Evogram of Birds



Evogram of Terrestrial Vertebrates



The Emergence of Humans Q3 Evolution: Fossil eScavenger Hunt Getting Into the Fossil Hunt The Missing Link UEN Games Green Visualization Games

|| 2/8 || Earth Day Presentation Power Point, Prezi, or Glogster due F 3/1 || **Evolution** a. Both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms. b. Explain the reasoning used by Darwin in making his conclusion that natural selection is the mechanism of evolution. c. Explain how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution. d. Explain how to construct a simple branching diagram to classify living groups of organisms by shared derived characteristics, and expand the diagram to include fossil organisms. e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival || 1. WELCOME: Bird Beak Lab Setup 2. HW Earth Day Project Presentation
 * F
 * 3. Biological**
 * evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed through**
 * gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

3. REVIEW: Adaptations by Natural Selection Darwin studied birds Bird Fossils Comparative Anatomy Evidence of Evolution Bird Extinction - almost for the CA Brown Pelican

4. GOAL Learn about natural selection of predators and prey by conducting a Bird Beak Simulation Lab. Record, graph, and analyze lab data.

5. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: Think Pair Share lab data

EXTENSIONS: CA Brown Pelican Aquarium of the Pacific

CA Brown Pelican Channel Islands National Park

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ||

Beak Evolution in Ornithopod Dinosaurs

Predict what almost made the California Brown Pelican go extinct. || Peppered Moth Animation ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || Temperature Scales Comparison ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || [[image:http://www.visionlearning.com/library/modules/mid48/Image/VLObject-318-021121021101.gif caption="temperature scales - Figure 1: Comparison of three different temperature scales."]] ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || Visionlearning: Mid Ocean Ridges Interactive ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || Galapagos Finches Interactive ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || International Bird Rescue: Brown Pelican ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || Bird Evolution Virtual Lab ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||  Island Fox Resources ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || Nature Conservancy LA-Ventura Project ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || Peppered Moth Interactive
 * ||  ||   ||   || Bird Evolution Virtual Lab ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||  Island Fox Resources ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || Nature Conservancy LA-Ventura Project ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || Peppered Moth Interactive
 * ||  ||   ||   || Peppered Moth Interactive
 * ||  ||   ||   || Peppered Moth Interactive

= 1. WELCOME =
 * < ===Week 6=== ||
 * < = DATE: M 02/11/13 =

media type="custom" key="22155140" Earthworm Jim

Citizen Sort Science Videogames

= 2. LIFE SCIENCE 7 STANDARD =

=**3.** a. Both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of= =evolution and diversity of organisms.=

=Examples:= =1. Earthworms Verses Mealworms (larval form of the Darkling Beetle)= =2. Peppered Verses Black Moths=

Earth Day Project Problem Bubblus and Solution Bubblus due Friday 2/15


= 4. REVIEW = media type="custom" key="22278512"

Quizlet Evolution Study Guide = = = 5. GOALS =

= Learn about the importance of adaptations for survival in earthworms = = and mealworms in the garden. = = Learn how pollution in the environment can affect evolution. =

= 6. NEW =

=1. Earthworms Verses Mealworms (larval form of the Darkling Beetle)=

media type="custom" key="22155310" Giant Earthworm Global Zoo

media type="custom" key="22155322" Earthworms: Tips for Your Garden

media type="custom" key="22155370" Bluebirds Feeding on Mealworms

EXOSKELETONS

media type="custom" key="22155468" NASA's Exoskeleton for Astronauts

Exoskeletons in Beetles



Endoskeleton in Humans



Compare Exoskeletons and Exoskeletons in a Venn Diagram

Read Write Think Venn Diagram

=2. Peppered Verses Black Moths=

media type="custom" key="22155822" Peppered Moth Evolution





Peppered Moth Distribution Now



= 6. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING: =

Think Pair Share Discoveries of What Creatures You Found in the Garden Soil
= 7. EXTENSIONS: =

Citizen Scientist Projects
media type="custom" key="22156068" Citizen Sort Videogame Analysis



Mastodon Matrix Project



Phylo - Help Out Scientists

SciStarter Citizen Scientists ||
 * < == DATE: T 02/12/13 ==

Earth Day Project Problem Bubblus and Solution Bubblus due Friday 2/15
==

==

==

==

2. Paleotology Essay - 2 Peer Reviews and Final Draft






7. Earth Day Presentation
Power Point

Free Open Office Prezi

Glogster Edu

Glogster: Genetics Fair Presentation Assignment Glogster Registration = 7. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING = = Think Pair Share Your Paleontology Essay and offer one complement and = = one suggestion for improvement. =

= EXTENSIONS: =

[|Darwin: The Genius of Evolution] In 2009 to mark the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of 'On the Origin of Species', the BBC aired a season of landmark TV and radio programes.

[|Evolution: A Journey Into Where We're From and Where We're Going] Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

[|Evolution: Constant Change and Common Threads] Howard Hughes Medical Institute 2005 Holiday Lecture Series

[|Evolution of Evolution] The National Science Foundation's Interactive Special Report celebrating 150 years of Darwin's //On the Origin of Species//.

[|Evolution on the Front Line] American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Press Room

[|//Findings// magazine Special Evolution Theme Issue] //Findings//, a student-oriented magazine that puts a face on science celebrates the Year of Darwin by featuring the exciting work of two evolutionary biologists. Companion multimedia offerings include online evolution games, a videocast, and a podcast.

[|Judgement Day: Intelligent Design on Trial] Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

[|National Center for Science Education] || = 1. WELCOME =
 * == DATE: W 02/13/13 ==



= 2. STANDARD: = =**3.** e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment= =changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are= =insufficient for its survival.=

= 3. HOMEWORK =

= Earth Day Project Presentation due 3/1 =



Power Point

Free Open Office



Prezi



Glogster Edu

= 4. REVIEW = media type="custom" key="22278534"

Quizlet Evolution Study Guide
= 5. GOAL = = Compare and contrast adaptions for survival in mealworms (Darkling Beetle larva) and earthworms (Nightcrawlers). = ||
 * [[image:http://www.efinch.com/mealworms/mealcycle1.jpg width="603" height="485" align="center"]] ||  ||
 * [[image:Screen Shot 2013-02-24 at 3.35.12 PM.png width="800" height="584"]] ||  ||
 * ~ [|Scientific classification]

=Kingdom: Animalia = =Phylum: Arthropoda = =Body Symmetry: Bilateral Symmetry = ||

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Annelida Body Symmetry: Bilateral Symmetry

= Observations: = = Prediction: =





= 7. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING =

= Think Pair Share: Your Ice Age Predictions & Turn In your Lab Report =

= EXTENSIONS: =

media type="custom" key="22285948" Boseman's Video Evidence of Evolution by Natural Selection


 * = DATE: Th 02/14/13 =

= 1. WELCOME =



= 2. STANDARD: = =**3.** e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment= =changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are= =insufficient for its survival.=

= 3. HOMEWORK = = Present Problem and Solution Bubblus to class and turn them in. =

= Earth Day Project Presentation due 3/1 =



Power Point

Free Open Office



Prezi



Glogster Edu

= 4. REVIEW = media type="custom" key="22278534"

Quizlet Evolution Study Guide
= 5. GOAL = = Compare and contrast adaptions for survival in mealworms (Darkling Beetle larva) and earthworms (Nightcrawlers) = ||  ||
 * [[image:merrillfmsscience7/Screen Shot 2013-02-24 at 3.35.12 PM.png width="800" height="584"]] ||  ||
 * ~ [|Scientific classification]

=Kingdom: Animalia = =Phylum: Arthropoda = =Body Symmetry: Bilateral Symmetry = ||

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Annelida Body Symmetry: Bilateral Symmetry

= Observations: = = Prediction: =





= 7. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING =

= Think Pair Share: Your Ice Age Predictions & Turn In your Lab Report =

= EXTENSIONS: =



Gameup

= 1. WELCOME =
 * = DATE: F 02/15/13 =

Evolution Quizlet and Cornell Notes Review

= 2. STANDARDS: =

=**3. Biological evolution accounts for the diversity of species developed through gradual processes over many generations.**= =As a basis for understanding this concept, students know:= =a. both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms.= =b. the reasoning used by Darwin in making his conclusion that natural= =selection is the mechanism of evolution.= =c. how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution.= =d. how to construct a simple branching diagram to classify living groups of organisms by shared derived characteristics,= =and expand the diagram to include fossil organisms.= =e. extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival.=

= 3. HOMEWORK = = Earth Day Project Presentation/Display due W 3/20 =



Power Point

Free Open Office



Prezi



Glogster Edu

= 4. REVIEW = media type="custom" key="22278534"

Quizlet Evolution Study Guide
= 5. GOAL = = Learn how to use online tools and Cornell Notes to study = = for tests and quizzes. =

= 6. NEW - Evolution Review Today =

= 7. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING = = Think Pair Share if you use Quizlet online, on your phone, = = on your ipod and rank it. =

= EXTENSIONS: =



Gameup ||
 * President's Week 2/18 - 2/22 I encourage you to work on your Earth Day Presentation ||
 * Week 7 ||
 * = DATE: M 02/25/13 =

= 1. WELCOME =

media type="custom" key="22256242" Mr. Parr's My Biome Song

= 2. STANDARD: =

=3 e. Extinction of a plant or animal species occurs when the environment changes= =and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival.=

= 3. HOMEWORK =

Earth Day Presentation due F 3/1




Power Point

Free Open Office



Prezi



Glogster Edu

Glogster: Genetics Fair Presentation Assignment Glogster Registration = 4. REVIEW = media type="custom" key="22278536"

Quizlet Evolution Study Guide

= 5. GOAL =

= Learn how habitat destruction can affect the evolution of plants. = = Learn how endangered species laws can protect plants from extinction. =

= 6. NEW =

= Environmental Problem: Plant Extinction due to Habitat Loss =



= Rescued From Extinction =



= Limited Habitat =



Seriously Endangered Plant

Endangered Species Act: Laws to protect endangered plants and animals

National Collection of Imperiled Plants

= Bringing Back "Extinct" Plants Using Seed DNA = =Jurassic Park Plant=

=Scientists grew this flowering plant from bits of a fruit preserved in Siberian permafrost for more than 31,000 years.= = Credit: PNAS = = Sleeping Beauty = = =

= 7. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING =

= Think Pair Share: Justify or deny the money spent rescuing endangered plants using the specific plants from today's lesson. =

= EXTENSIONS: =

media type="custom" key="22256624" = David Attenborough's Kingdom of Plants - Introduction =

California Native Plant Society

California Natural Diversity Database

California - USDA

All Species Project - Environmental Education & Action Interdisciplinary eco-cultural education and action programs for cities, neighborhoods and villages. Building community vitality in harmony with nature.

A five-year effort to reconstruct the evolutionary relationships among all green plants has resulted in the most complete "tree of life" of any group of living things on the planet, including animals. Eco-USA

Millennium Seed Bank Partnership

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ||
 * = DATE: T 02/26/13 =

1. WELCOME
Class website on the TV



2. Paleontology Essay - Get 2 Peer Reviews and Print Final Draft of Your Paleontology Essay






Earth Day Timeline/Deadlines




Earth Day Project Problem and Solutions Bubblus






3. Work on Your Earth Day Presentation


Science 360: Green Revolution



Power Point

Free Open Office



Prezi



Glogster Edu

Glogster: Genetics Fair Presentation Assignment Glogster Registration = 7. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING =

= Think Pair Share Your Paleontology essay and offer one complement and = = one suggestion for improvement =

Writing: Mightier than the Sword


= EXTENSIONS TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING: =

A+ Papers: Biography Sample



A+ Papers: Compare and Contrast





Compare and Contrast Organizer



A+ Papers: How To Article



A+ Papers: Essay Organizer



A+ Papers: New Article Organizer

A+ Papers: Personal Narrative Organizer



A+ Papers: Persuasive Essay Organizer

Science Vocabulary Practice Famous Inventors

Punctuation Practice

WORD CENTRAL: BUILD YOUR OWN DICTIONARY



Writing Tips/Ask a Question



Getting Your Writing Published/Earn $

= DATE: W 02/27/13 =

= 1. WELCOME =

Science 360: Changing Planet

Science 360: Coral Reefs - Rising Water temperatures and coral reef life cycles

= 2. STANDARD: = =**3.** a. Both genetic variation and environmental factors= =are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms.=

= 3. HOMEWORK =

Earth Day Presentation due F 3/1
= 4. REVIEW = media type="custom" key="22278554"

Quizlet Evolution Study Guide

= 5. GOAL = = Learn about evolution and the environment using online tools like Quizlet and YouTube. =

Evolution Videos



Howard Hughes MI Virtual Evolution Lab

Evolution Animations

Virtual Museum

= 6. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING =

= Think Pair Share Earth Day Presentation 2 Peer Reviews: = = one complement and one suggestion for improvement =

= EXTENSIONS TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING: =

Writing and Grammar Help

Everyday Einstein

||
 * === DATE: TH 02/28/13 ===

6. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING
Peer Review Earth Day presentations: give one compliment and one suggestion for improvement. ||
 * = DATE: F 03/01/13 Rally Schedule =

= 1. WELCOME =

Science 360: Profiles of Scientists & Engineers

Scientist: Roselle Rojas Biochemist

= 2. STANDARD: = =**3. Biological evolution accounts for the diversity of species developed through gradual processes over many generations.**= =As a basis for understanding this concept, students know:= =a. both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms.= =b. the reasoning used by Darwin in making his conclusion that natural= =selection is the mechanism of evolution.= =c. how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution.= =d. how to construct a simple branching diagram to classify living groups of organisms by shared derived characteristics,= =and expand the diagram to include fossil organisms.= =e. extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival.=

= 3. HOMEWORK =

Earth Day Presentation due F 3/1
= 4. REVIEW (see study skills and Quizlet below) =

= 5. GOAL =

= Learn how to study for tests and quizzes. =

Take Evolution Quiz
= 6. NEW =

Study Skills

media type="custom" key="22278554" align="center"

Quizlet Evolution Study Guide

= 7. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING =

= Evolution Quiz =

= EXTENSIONS: =



Tech News

media type="custom" key="22288240"

Tech News Videos: Maglev Trains || Greatest Discoveries in Evolution: Footprint Fossils
 * media type="custom" key="22287002"

Greatest Discoveries in Evolution ||
 * media type="custom" key="22287138"

Profiles of Scientists and Engineers: Roselle Rojas Biochemist Profiles of Scientists and Engineers || Science News
 * 1. WELCOME:

Butterfly Mimicry



Evolution In Action: Hues of a Butterfly ||
 * Week 7 ||
 * = DATE: M 03/04/13 =

1. WELCOME - Tomorrow is the 7TH GRADE WRITING TEST
Use the tools above or the links below to prepare for the writing test. Good luck tomorrow. Create your best work.

A+ Papers: Essay Organizer Writing Tips/Ask a Question Getting Your Writing Published/Earn $

EARTH DAY IN THE PARK matters!


Science 360: Changing Planet

Science 360: Coral Reefs - Rising Water temperatures and coral reef life cycles

Earth Day Presentation/Display due W 3/20
Science 360: Green Revolution



6. NEW


Peppered Moth Simulation Lab



= 7. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING =

= Think Pair Share: Turn in Peppered Moth Lab =

= 5. GOAL = = Learn how natural selection affects bird populations. =

= 6. = = 7. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING =

= Think Pair Share: Discuss your hypothesis and observations of the Natural Selection Lab as you walk back to class. =

= EXTENSIONS: =

media type="custom" key="22256738"

PhET Natural Selection Game

media type="custom" key="22256754"

PhET The Greenhouse Effect

media type="custom" key="22287054" Boseman's Evidence of Evolution || = 1. WELCOME =
 * = DATE: T 03/05/13 Computer Lab =



Peppered Moth Simulation Lab

= 2. STANDARD: = =**3.** e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment= =changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are= =insufficient for its survival.=

=**7.** b. Utilize a variety of print and electronic resources= =(including the World Wide Web) to collect information as evidence= =as part of a research project.=

= 3. HOMEWORK = = Present Problem and Solution Bubblus to class and turn them in. =

= Earth Day Project Presentation/Display due 3/20 =



Power Point

Free Open Office



Prezi



Glogster Edu

= 4. REVIEW = media type="custom" key="22278534"

Quizlet Evolution Study Guide
= 5. GOAL = = Learn how pollution in the environment can affect evolution. =

= 6. NEW =

1. Try the Peppered Moth Simulation 10 times in each kind of forest and discuss the data with your partner.

2. Try some of the science games on GameUp and rank them. 5 stars is the highest ranking. Discuss the rankings with your partner.



Gameup

= 7. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING = = Think Pair Share: Rank the Peppered Moth simulation 5 stars highest = = and discuss other science games you played with a new partner in the computer lab. =

= EXTENSIONS: =

Games for Change Facebook Page


 * ===Resources===
 * Atmosphir
 * DML Central
 * It's a Whole New Game
 * [|Connected Learning]
 * ===Current Obsessions===
 * ARIS
 * [|Foldit]
 * MakerBot
 * Minecraft
 * Little Big Planet
 * Continuity 2
 * Play Free Games ||
 * = DATE: W 03/06/13 =

1. WELCOME - Outdoor Simulation Lab Introduction
CLASS RULES: 1. COME PREPARED 2. PARTICIPATE 3. PRACTICE RESPECT

EARTH DAY IN THE PARK matters!


Science 360: Changing Planet

Science 360: Coral Reefs - Rising Water temperatures and coral reef lifecycles

Earth Day Presentation/Display due W 3/20
Science 360: Green Revolution



Learn how natural selection affect bird and bug evolution in this outdoor science lab simulation.
= 6. NEW - Natural Selection Bird Beak Lab =

= Predators - Birds With Different Beaks Prey - Bugs of Different Sizes and Colors =





= =

*** = Hypothesis = = Best predator: =

= Most successful prey animal: =

= Simulation Rules: =

= 1. Get a bird beak tool from the teacher. = = 2. Pick up one "bug" (bean) at a time and put it in your "mouth" (cup) one by one. = = 3. If the "bug" is not in your "mouth" when the timer goes off, drop it back into the environment. = = 4. Select a timer to set the clock for a 15 second hunt. Timer yells START and STOP. = = 5. Line up the predators on the sidewalk. Each bird has a different beak. = = 6. Throw out 100 "bugs" of each color on to the grass. = = 7. Start the timer and the first hunt. Allow students to hunt for 15 seconds and call STOP. = = 8. Record the number of each kind of "bug" caught by each type of bird beak on the data table. = = 9. Repeat the experiment for at least 25 hunts and record the data. = = Observations: Data Table =







==

Science 360: Green Revolution

= 7. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING =

= Think Pair Share: = = On your way back to class, discuss what you learned about natural selection in today's simulation. = = EXTENSIONS =

Science Vocabulary Practice Famous Inventors Punctuation Practice

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PhET Natural Selection Game

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PhET The Greenhouse Effect

media type="custom" key="22287054" Boseman's Evidence of Evolution || = 1. WELCOME =
 * = DATE: TH 03/07/13 =

DATA ON THE WHITEBOARD READY FOR ANALYSIS

EARTH DAY IN THE PARK matters!


Science 360: Changing Planet

Science 360: Coral Reefs - Rising Water temperatures and coral reef lifecycles

Earth Day Presentation/Display due W 3/20
Science 360: Green Revolution



6. NEW
= Hypothesis = = Best predator: =

= Most successful prey animal: =

= Scientific Method for Life Science Lab Report = > == Go for it, use your research, tech, writing, and critical thinking skills to write the best Science Lab Report ever!!! ==
 * 1) == Background Information ==
 * 2) == Question ==
 * 3) == Hypothesis ==
 * 4) == Procedure ==
 * 5) == Observations - Tables, Graphs, Sketches ==
 * 6) == Conclusions ==
 * 7) == Real World Connections ==
 * 8) == Future Experiment Ideas ==


 * [|Details]
 * [[file:merrillfmsscience7/Natural Selection Lab Bird Beak Lab.docx|Download]]
 * 91 KB


 * [|Details]
 * [[file:merrillfmsscience7/Natural Selection Bird Beak Lab Observation Chart            Period.docx|Download]]
 * 60 KB

Data Analysis/Lab Conclusion/Future Experiments
===// 1. Complete the lab, discuss your findings with your lab group, make corrections and/or additions to your lab report, and turn it in for credit. //===

// 2. Play Beak Bingo //
===// 3. Research an environment, other than a grassland, and build one bird that would be well adapted to that environment and //===

// build another bird that would not be well adapted. //
===// 4. Justify your creations with your lab group and find out if they agree or disagree with you. //===



Bird Beaks Game

Red Tailed Hawk Live CAM

Spoonbill Feeding



Cornell University Lab of Ornithology

= 7. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING =

= Think Pair Share: = = Read your conclusions, real world connections, and future experiment ideas to a partner = = and make corrections and additions before you turn in the lab report. =

= Think Pair Share: Build Birds That Match/Not Match Researched Environment =




 * [|Details]
 * [[file:merrillfmsscience7/Building Birds to Match not Match.docx|Download]]
 * 153 KB

= EXTENSIONS: =

Biomes of the World



Cell Phone Tracking: Journey North
 * [|The Oakland Zoo]
 * [|SeaWorld]
 * [|eNature.com]
 * [|Peterson Field Guides] ||
 * = DATE: F 03/08/13 Minimum Day Schedule End of Q3 =

= 1. WELCOME = Evolution Quiz

= 2. STANDARD: = =**3. Biological evolution accounts for the diversity of species developed through gradual processes over many generations.**= =As a basis for understanding this concept, students know:= =a. both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms.= =b. the reasoning used by Darwin in making his conclusion that natural= =selection is the mechanism of evolution.= =c. how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution.= =d. how to construct a simple branching diagram to classify living groups of organisms by shared derived characteristics,= =and expand the diagram to include fossil organisms.= =e. extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival.=

= 3. HOMEWORK =

Earth Day Project Presentation/Display due 3/20
= 4. REVIEW = media type="custom" key="22278554"

Quizlet Evolution Study Guide

= 5. GOAL =

= Demonstrate that you have learned the Life Science Evolution Standards. =

= 6. NEW =

Evolution Benchmark Quiz

= 7. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING =

= Turn in Quiz =

= EXTENSIONS: =



Howard Hughes Medical Institute || > == == > == Go for it, use your research, tech, writing, and critical thinking skills to write the best Science Lab Report ever!!! ==
 * Week 8 ||
 * = Scientific Method for Life Science Lab Report =
 * 1) == Background Information ==
 * 2) == Question ==
 * 3) == Hypothesis ==
 * 4) == Procedure ==
 * 5) == Observations - Tables, Graphs, Sketches ==
 * 6) == Conclusions ==
 * 7) == Real World Connections ==
 * 8) == Future Experiment Ideas ==
 * 1) == Procedure ==
 * 2) == Observations - Tables, Graphs, Sketches ==
 * 3) == Conclusions ==
 * 4) == Real World Connections ==
 * 5) == Future Experiment Ideas ==

= 7. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING =

= Think Pair Share: = = Read your conclusions, real world connections, and future experiment ideas to a partner = = and make corrections and additions before you turn in the lab report. = ||
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= 1. WELCOME =

= 2. STANDARD: = =**3. Biological evolution accounts for the diversity of species developed through gradual processes over many generations.**= =As a basis for understanding this concept, students know:= =a. both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms.= =b. the reasoning used by Darwin in making his conclusion that natural= =selection is the mechanism of evolution.= =c. how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution.= =d. how to construct a simple branching diagram to classify living groups of organisms by shared derived characteristics,= =and expand the diagram to include fossil organisms.= =e. extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival.=

= 3. HOMEWORK =

Earth Day Project Problem Bubblus and Solution Bubblus due Friday 2/15
= 4. REVIEW = media type="custom" key="22278554"

Quizlet Evolution Study Guide

= 5. GOAL =

= Learn about the importance of adaptations for survival in earthworms and mealworms in the garden. =

= Learn how pollution in the environment can affect evolution. =

= 6. NEW =

= 7. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING =

= Think Pair Share =

= EXTENSIONS: =

1. WELCOME: Science News

Butterfly Mimicry



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