FMS+Assign.+Q3+2011+2012

=** Science **= || = Evolution & = = Earth History = = Earth Day Project = || = //Evolution is the// = = //ongoing// = = //adaptation// = = //of organisms// = = //to environmental challenges// = = //and changes.// = || || Standards || Classwork || Digital Photos/Media || Glossary for Life Science 7 Glencoe Movies for Life Science 7 Microscope Fun || BrainPOP Movies for Life Science 7 || Virtual Dissections Glencoe Webquests || learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow. [|Anthony J.] D'Angelo || POWER UP AND LEARN MORE ABOUT SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES! || = Project = ||  ||   || THE DATE: W APRIL 4 EARTH DAY IN THE PARK 3:30 - 6:00 PM || Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker, T-shirt) #5: More info- 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="12177956"
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Endangered Species Red List

Poster Idea Website: Arbor Day Foundation Phone #: 1-888-448-7337 || Check Q3 Wiki Q2 Self Reflection Typed due T 1/10 Earth Day Project KWHL due T 1/10 || There are four essential components of natural selection — an important mechanism of evolution: **Variation:** All life forms vary genetically within a population. **Inheritance:** Genetic traits are inherited from parents and are passed on to offspring. **Selection:** Organisms with traits that are favorable to their survival and reproduction are more likely to pass on their genes to the next generation. **Time:** Evolutionary change can happen in a few generations, but major change, such as speciation, often takes many thousands of generations. || 1. Welcome Back 2. HW 3. Q3 Evolution and Earth History Science Standards PPT Tree of Life 4. Workbook Ch. 4 (Honors Textbook Ch.1-4) 5. Review Science, Cells, DNA and Photosynthesis Ball Toss 6. Garden Work Day: Photosynthesis Documentaries, Water, Weeding, Planting, Digging Holes, Path Preparation || || Wiki Q2 Self Reflection Typed due T 1/10 Earth Day Project KWHL due T 1/10 || **Evolution**
 * Q3 || Homework || Life Science 7 Standards || Classwork || Media ||
 * W 1/4 || Welcome back!
 * Th 1/5 || Check Q3
 * 3. Biological**
 * evolution accounts**
 * for the diversity**
 * of species**
 * developed**
 * through gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

c. Explain how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution. || 1. HW 2. Review Game: Dissection Standards Trout Dissection Structures/Functions 3. Fossils and Rocks KWHL 4. Q3 EVOLUTION Lab 1: COMPARE AND CONTRAST TWO FOSSILS Biology Corner Compare And Contrast ||

KWHL Fossils FOSSIL LAB

Lucy World's Most Famous Fossil || Wiki Q2 Self Reflection Typed due T 1/10 Earth Day Project KWHL due T 1/10 || **A typical cell of** 1. Life Long Learner from __// The Great Body //__ __// Shop //__ // Critical Thinking // // Skills // // Problem Solving // // Barriers to Decision // // Making Process // // Collaboration // // Cooperation // // Setting Realistic // // Short // // Term Goals // // Working Independently // // Collecting Information // // From a Variety of // // Sources // // Using Major Tools // // Of Technology // // Communicating // // a Message // // Practicing Verbal // // & Visual Presentation // // Skills // || HW 1.Introduction to Evolution PBS Evolution - Exploration NOVA Evolution- Exploration 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 of 4 -6 kids, choose some online instruments at UEN Games to create, name, record, and play the song. Have fun using your music intelligence. ology || PBS Evolution NOVA Evolution How the Ear Works UEN Games || Wiki @Q2 Self Reflection Typed due T 1/10 @Earth Day Project KWHL due T 1/10 || **3. Biological evolution** **accounts** **for the diversity of** **species** **developed through** **gradual** **processes over** **many generations.** a. Both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms. || 1. HW 2. Review BrainPOP: Seed Plants 3. Introduce Life Preservers Evolution Game on GameUp 4. Garden Work Day: Ticket Out Q2 Self Reflection Rough Draft and Earth Day Project KWHL || || Earth Day Project Problem/ 1 Statistic/ 1 Solution due T 1/17 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution** **3. Biological evolution** **accounts** **for the diversity of** **species** **developed through** **gradual** **processes over** **many generations.** 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 || HW 1. PBS Evolution - Exploration NOVA Evolution- Exploration 2. Q2 Self Reflection Typed- due at the end of the period 3. Q3 Evolution: Fossil eScavenger Hunt Getting Into the Fossil Hunt Berkeley Geologic Time evolution interactives Tree of Life 3. The Missing Link 4. Evolution of the Horse, Whale, Pygmy Mammoth, Condor, and Humans Research Exploration 5. Owls Research Exploration Ojai Raptor Center Owls 6. Earth Day Projects - Research 7. __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 of 4 -6 kids, choose some online instruments at UEN Games or on some other websites to create, name, r ecord, and play the song. Have fun using your music intelligence. Audacity Music Tools Squidoo 8. Channel Islands Bald Eagle Live Cam || PBS Evolution NOVA Evolution Q3 Evolution: Fossil eScavenger Hunt Getting Into the Fossil Hunt The Missing Link UEN Games || Earth Day Project Problem/ 1 Statistic/ 1 Solution due T 1/17 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution**
 * F 1/6 || Check Q3
 * any**
 * organism contains**
 * genetic**
 * instructions that**
 * specify**
 * its traits. Those**
 * traits**
 * may be modified**
 * by environmental**
 * influences.**
 * Challenge:**
 * Week 2 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * M 1/9 || Check Q3
 * T 1/10 || Present
 * Challenge:**
 * W 1/11 || Present
 * 3. Biological evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed through**
 * gradual**
 * processes over many**
 * generations.**

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.

e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival || 1. HW 2. Review - BrainPOP: Charles Darwin About Darwin 3. wecanchange 4. Q3 Evolution Lab #2: Owl Pellet Dissection/ Skeleton Reconstruction Kidwings || Kidwings Dinosaurs Including Birds

|| Earth Day Project Problem/ 1 Statistic/ 1 Solution due T 1/17 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution**
 * TH 1/12 || Present
 * 3. Biological**
 * evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity**
 * of species**
 * developed through**
 * gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

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. HW 2. Review- BrainPOP: Natural Selection Fossil Evidence Evolution Fossil Evidence NOVA 3. Go to wecanchange and Earth Day Network for Earth Day project ideas. OCEAN PORTAL Get experiment ideas from Science Of Daily Life 4. Introduce California Channel Islands using Google Earth 5. Q3 Evolution Lab #2: Owl Pellet Dissection/ Skeleton Reconstruction || Mammoths Info



Elephant Live Cam Addo National Park, South Africa

Google Earth Skeleton Reconstructions





|| Earth Day Project Problem/ 1 Statistic/ 1 Solution due W 1/18 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution**
 * F 1/13 || @Present
 * 3. Biological evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed through**
 * gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

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. HW - Play the ecology game Energy City AND try the other digital labs and games at the JASON Mission Center 2. Review- BrainPOP: Geologic Time 3. COMPLETE Q3 Evolution Lab #2: Owl Pellet Dissection/ Skeleton Reconstruction Kidwings ||

|| King's Birthday || We should all have a dream.... ||  || Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution** **3. Biological evolution** **accounts** **for the diversity of** **species** **developed through** **gradual** **processes over** **many generations.** 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. HW 2. Review- PBS Evolution: Change Fossil Evidence Evolution Fossil Evidence NOVA 3. Go to wecanc hange and Earth Day Network for Earth Day project ideas. OCEAN PORTAL 4. Compare and Contrast a Vertebrate Squid and a Vertebrate Trout Use Read Write Think Compare and Contrast Map 5. Explore Channel Islands National Parks website and Bald Eagle Live Cam and NOAA Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary Citizen Scientist: Whale Song Project 6. Work on Earth Day project Power Point presentation CA High Speed Rail ||
 * Week 3 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * M 1/16 || HOLIDAY || Martin Luther
 * T 1/17 || Earth Day

Foxes Read Write Think Compare and Contrast Map Evolution Fossil Evidence NOVA || Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution**
 * W 1/18 || Earth Day
 * 3. Biological**
 * evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed**
 * through gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

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. HW - Play the ecology game Energy City AND try the other digital labs and games at the JASON Mission Center 2. Review- BrainPOP: Extinction 3. Introduce Galapagos Graphic Organizer 4. Think Pair Share results of Evolution Lab #2 - Everybody Up! What We Learn

5. Earth Day Project - present one statistic 6. Introduce Movie Graphic Organizer || Energy City JASON Mission Center

|| Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution**
 * Th 1/19 || Earth Day
 * 3. Biological evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed through**
 * gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

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. || SUBSTITUTE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT WORKSHOP 1. HW 2. Movie: Galapagos Use Graphic Organizer during the movie. || Cladogram - Tortoises

Tree of Life Extra Credit Project || Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution**
 * F 1/20 || Earth Day
 * 3. Biological**
 * evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed**
 * through gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

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. || 1. HW - Earth Day Project 2. Review - Darwin, Evolution, Natural Selection 3. Complete Galapagos Graphic Organizer ||

Galapagos Conservancy.org



Darwin Foundation Galapagos Info

|| Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution** **3. Biological** **evolution accounts** **for the diversity of** **species** **developed through** **gradual** **processes over** **many generations.**
 * Week 4 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * M 1/23 || Earth Day

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

e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival || 1. I wonder why ... Science Friday Video More Science Friday Videos 2. Earth Day In the Park 2010 Movie 3. Genetics Science Standards Review 4. Plants Evolve Too: Wild Mustard into 5 Different Vegetables 5. Owl Pellet Reconstruction Think Pair Share Continued 4. Think Pair Share results of Evolution Lab #2 - Everybody Up! 5. Multiple Intelligence: Naturalist Walking Field Trip to Sespe Creek Permission Slips Th F 16 6. Garden Work Day or Make up work || Science Friday Video media type="custom" key="12177948" Earth Day In The Park 2010 media type="custom" key="12177956" || Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Earth and Life** **History** **(Earth Science)** **4. Evidence from** **rocks allows us** **to understand the** **evolution of life** **on Earth.** 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. Earth Science Resources 2Learn.ca for Teens Geography4kids (Earth History) || 1. HW 2. PBS Evolution: Extinction Evolution Fossil Evidence NOVA 3. Go to wecanchange and Earth Day Network for Earth Day project ideas. OCEAN PORTAL CA High Speed Rail Arkive Endangered Species Games 4. Compare and Contrast a Vertebrate Squid and a Vertebrate Trout Use Read Write Think Compare and Contrast Map 5. California Channel Islands - The Galapagos of the North Explore Channel Islands National Parks website and Bald Eagle Live Cam and NOAA Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary Citizen Scientists: Whale Song Project Explore Mammoth Evolution 6. Work on Earth Day project Power Point presentation ||
 * T 1/24 || Earth Day



|| Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution**
 * W 1/25 || Earth Day
 * 3. Biological**
 * evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed**
 * through gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

a. Both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms. || 1. I wonder why .... Astronomy Picture of the Day 2. HW 3. Lead Testing and the California Condor Lead Testing EPA Approved Lead Exposure 4. BrainPOP: Geologic Time 5. Pepper Moths Evolution Lab #3 Peppered Moths Peppered Moth Lab Pepper Moth Online Simulation Directions Peppered Moths Online Simulation SciArts 6. Life History on a Time Clock or Calendar || Astronomy Picture of the Day

|| Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution**
 * TH 1/26 || Earth Day
 * 3. Biological**
 * evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity**
 * of species**
 * developed**
 * through gradual**
 * processes**
 * over many**
 * generations.**

c. Explain how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution. || 1. I wonder why.... Wired Science Evolution Arkive Games 2. HW 3. Q3 Evolution Lab #4: Bird Beak Outdoor Simulation Art and Science of Cooking || media type="custom" key="12178890"

|| Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution**
 * F 1/27 || Earth Day
 * 3. Biological**
 * evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity**
 * of species**
 * developed**
 * through gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

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. || 1. I wonder why.... Science Friday 2. Evolution Science Standards Review/Quiz Monday 3. Briefly discuss Bird Beak Lab results "survivors" 4. Complete Peppered Moth Evolution Lab ||



Peppered Moth Evolution



Dr. George Johnson's Science Topics



Mammal Classification Cladogram Tree of Life || Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution** **3. Biological** **evolution** **accounts** **for the diversity of** **species** **developed through** **gradual** **processes over** **many generations.**
 * Week 5 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * M 1/30 || Earth Day

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.

e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival || 1. I wonder why.... Wired Science Videos 2. HW 3. BrainPOP: Air Pollution Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acid Rain 4. Evolution Quiz Review 5. Present Peppered Moth Evolution Story 6. Q3 Evolution Lab # 5: How does acid rain affect plants? 7. Garden Work Day || media type="custom" key="12180740" Cilantro- First Gift from the School Salsa Garden || Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution** **3. Biological** **evolution** **accounts** **for the diversity of** **species** **developed through** **gradual** **processes over** **many generations.** 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. PBS Evolution: Survival and Sex 2. Graph Bird Beaks Lab Data Using Create a Graph 3. California Channel Islands - The Galapagos of the North Explore Channel Islands National Parks website and Bald Eagle Live Cam and NOAA Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary Citizen Scientists: Whale Song Project Explore Mammoth Evolution 5. Work on Earth Day project Power Point presentation 6. Compare and Contrast Galapagos Islands and the California Channel Islands using Google Earth or other websites. Use Read Write Think Compare and Contrast Map 4. Use Read Write Think Comic Creator to create a comic called Evolution Evidence: The day I found the _____fossil! Human Prehistory 5. Evolution in Action Game 6. Khan Academy Evolution and Natural Selection 7. Genographic Project: Atlas of the Human Journey ||
 * T 1/31 || Earth Day

All In the Family

|| Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution**
 * W 2/1 || Earth Day
 * 3. Biological**
 * evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity**
 * of species**
 * developed through**
 * gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

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.

e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival || 1. I wonder why... Solar Flare Plasma Storm 2. Bird Beaks Lab Analyze the Data/ Write Conclusion 3. Q3 Evolution Standards Quiz #1 || Aurora Borialis Sun Storm Survival of the Fittest!

Beak Evolution in Ornithopod Dinosaurs || Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution**
 * Th 2/2 || Earth Day

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

e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival || 1. I wonder why... 2. Plastic Trash Bag's Journey through our local watershed Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 || media type="custom" key="12180772" Creature Cast



|| Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution**
 * F 2/3 || Earth Day
 * 3. Biological**
 * evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed through**
 * gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

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.

e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival || 1. I wonder why... 2. HW 3. Fish Breathing Lab || Astronomy Picture of the Day || Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution**
 * Week 6 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * M 2/6 || Earth Day
 * 3. Biological**
 * evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity**
 * of species**
 * developed**
 * through gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

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. || I. I wonder... Nikon MicroscopyU 2. Science Standards Review 3. Seaweed Lab: Adaptations for Survival Algae (Seaweeds) || || Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution** **3. Biological** **evolution** **accounts** **for the diversity of** **species** **developed through** **gradual** **processes over** **many generations.** 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. PBS Evolution - Humans 2. Work on Earth Day project Power Point presentation 3. Friends of CA Condors HABITATWORK.ORG Plastic Pollution Ban Plastic Bags Toolkit Ventura County Coastal and Inland Cleanup Volunteer on Anacapa Channel Island || Friends of CA Condors Friends of the Santa Clara River
 * T 2/7 || Earth Day

Coastal Beach Clean Up

|| Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution**
 * W 2/8 || Earth Day
 * 3. Biological**
 * evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed through**
 * gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

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. || 1. I wonder why... Visions of Earth National Geographic 2. Science Standards Review Evolution-Anatomy and Development 3. Seaweed Lab Conclusion 4.Introduce - Evolution: Dwarfism and Gigantism Explore Mammoths Scrub Jays ||

Evolution: Survival of the Fittest! Mammoth Evolution || Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution** a. Both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms.
 * Th 2/9 || Earth Day

e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival || 1. Earth Day Is Every Day Guest Speaker: Solar World Write Cornell Notes as you learn from the guest speaker. || || Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution**
 * F 2/10 || Earth Day
 * 3. Biological**
 * evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed through**
 * gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

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.

e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival || 1. I wonder why... National Geographic Daily News 2. Solar Energy: Use Cornell Notes to write a thank you letter to SolarWorld guest speaker 3. Evolution: Dwarfism Large Mainland Mammoth and Dwarf (Pygmy) Channel Island Mammoth and Evolution: Gigantism Large Channel Island Scrub Jay and Smaller Mainland Scrub J || News Nat Geo



Pgymy Mammoths on the Channel Islands || M 2/13 || Earth Day Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **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. I wonder why.... Carnivorous Plants 2. Q3 Evolution Standards Review 3. Garden: Plant Adaptations or Make Up Work Veggies from the Salsa Garden 4. Tilling the Soil and Making Furrows Earth Day: The Story of Stuff Ocean Friendly Gardens || Sweet peas from the garden.
 * Week 7
 * 3. Biological**
 * evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed through**
 * gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

Tree of Life Cladograms

Tree of Life



|| 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. PBS Evolution Evolution Videos 2. Google Earth 3. Evolution Standards Quiz 2 Practice 4. Evolution: Dwarfism and Gigantism Lab Conclusion and 5. Fish Breathing Lab Graph Data Using Create-a-Graph || Great White Shark Shark Evolution
 * T 2/14 ||  || **Evolution**
 * 3. Biological evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed through**
 * gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

|| Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **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. PBS Evolution Evolution Videos 2. Google Earth 3. Evolution Standards Quiz 2 Practice 4. Evolution: Dwarfism and Gigantism Lab Conclusion and 5. Fish Breathing Lab Graph Data Using Create-a-Graph 6. Start Planet Earth Movie: Pole to Pole Search for Adaptations for Survival Through Evolution Use Movie Scaffold for Movie Analysis ||
 * W 2/15 || Earth Day
 * 3. Biological**
 * evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed through**
 * gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

|| Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **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. Finish Planet Earth Movie: Pole to Pole Search for Adaptations for Survival Through Evolution Use Movie Scaffold for Movie Analysis Think Pair Share Movie Analysis || || Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **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. I wonder why... Nikon MicroscopyU 2. Q3 Standards Quiz 3. Change Your Mind Essay Fur Coats - From Cool to Cruel || || 2/20 - 24 || Holiday/ District Closed
 * Th 2/16 || Earth Day
 * 3. Biological evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed through**
 * gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**
 * F 2/17 || Earth Day
 * 3. Biological**
 * evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed through**
 * gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**
 * M -F

Earth Day Project Power Point due M 2/27 || Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker, T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || Dive With Whale Sharks in Mexico || || M 2/27 || Earth Day Project Power Point due W 2/29 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution**
 * Week 8

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

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. I wonder why... Biodiversity

2. Q3 Evolution Standards Practice

3. HW

4. Skills Test Practice- Microscope - Plankton Samples, Triple Beam Balance - Average Weight of Shells, Thermometer - Sand Vs. Water, Interpreting Graphs - Hookworm Infection



4. Garden ||



Endangered Species Red List



Shark Adaptations for Survival



Take a Shark Break

|| Earth Day Project Power Point due M 2/27 Earth Day Project: #1: State the Problem #2: Provide Relevant Statistics (minimum of 3) #3: State the Solutions (minimum of 3) #4: Earth Day Slogan (bumper sticker,  T-shirt) #5: More info- phone number, website || **Evolution** **3. Biological evolution** **accounts** **for the diversity of** **species** **developed through** **gradual** **processes over** **many generations.**
 * T 2/28 || @

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. PBS Evolution Humans 2. Type Essay: Change Your Mind 3. Graph Fish Breathing Experiment Data using Create-a-Graph

4. Earth Day/ Endangered Species Research/ Power Point Presentations

Ice Ages and Coastline Changes

Plate Tectonics Pangea Splitting Animation

5. Shark Research Answer Animal Lab Standards Questions 6. Sharks and Rays of the Channel Islands: Horn Shark Thresher Leopard Smooth hound Puffer and Thorny Back Ray

7. SeaWorld Sharks ||

Hall of Human Origins





Endangered Species Red List









NOAA Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary || Day Research to create posters for Earth Day In the Park (T-shirts, bumper sticker, business cards optional) due March 23 || **Evolution**
 * W 2/29 || Use Earth
 * 3. Biological evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed through**
 * gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

c. Explain how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution. || 1. I wonder why... Biology Blog

2. Q3 Evolution Standards Quiz 3

3. Shark Anatomy

4. Skills Test Practice: Microscope, Triple Beam Balance, Thermometer, Interpreting Graphs ||

|| Day Research to create posters for Earth Day In the Park (T-shirts, bumper sticker, business cards optional) due March 23 || **Evolution**
 * Th 3/1 || Use Earth
 * 3. Biological evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed through**
 * gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

c. Explain how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution. || 1. Q3 Standards Online Test: Evolution/ Investigation and Experimentation

2. Shark Research Structure and Function 3. Shark Dissections

Virtual Shark Dissection

4. Earth Day Research ||

Ancient Shark //Megaladon// Fossilized $1100 Tooth

|| Day Research to create posters for Earth Day In the Park (T-shirts, bumper sticker, business cards optional) due March 23 || **Evolution**
 * F 3/2 || Use Earth
 * 3. Biological evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed through**
 * gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

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 || Rally Schedule

1. Whales Hit by Boats in the Channel Islands

2. Earth Day Think Pair Share Projects

3. Shark Evolution Movie Adaptations for Survival Cornell Notes/ Movie Analysis

4. Introduction to Shark Dissection || media type="custom" key="12594884"

|| Day Researc to create posters for Earth Day In the Park (T-shirts, bumper sticker, business cards optional) due March 23 || **7. Scientific progress**
 * Week 9 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * M 3/5 || Use Earth
 * 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. I wonder why...

2. Skills Test Microscope - Plankton Samples, Triple Beam Balance - Average Weight of Shells, Thermometer - Sand Vs. Water, Interpreting Graphs - Hookworm Infection



3. Garden - Film Storyboard Practice

Garden Topics: Cells In the Garden Photosynthesis Genetic Traits Plant Reproduction Pollinators and Pesticides Salsa Garden and Healthy Heart Recipes Wildlife Habitat and Water Conservation Peace Meadow



|| False Dawn



NOVA Photosynthesis

|| Day Research to create posters for Earth Day In the Park (T-shirts, bumper sticker, business cards optional) due March 23 || **Evolution**
 * T 3/6* || Use Earth

a. Both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms. || *STAR 7th Grade Writing Test

1. I wonder why...

2. Skills Test Makeups- Microscope - Plankton Samples,

Triple Beam Balance - Average Weight of Shells,

Thermometer - Sand Vs. Water,

Interpreting Graphs - Hookworm Infection



3. Garden - Film Storyboard Practice

Garden Topics: Cells In the Garden Photosynthesis Genetic Traits Plant Reproduction Pollinators and Pesticides Salsa Garden and Healthy Heart Recipes Wildlife Habitat and Water Conservation Peace Meadow



||

|| Day Research to create posters for Earth Day In the Park (T-shirts, bumper sticker, business cards optional) due March 23 || **Evolution**
 * W 3/7 || Use Earth

c. Explain how independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide a basis for the theory of evolution. || 1. I wonder why... 2. HW 3. Shark External Anatomy (Part) & Physiology (Job) ||

Shark External Anatomy

|| Day Research to create posters for Earth Day In the Park (T-shirts, bumper sticker, business cards optional) due March 23 || **Evolution**
 * Th 3/8 || Use Earth
 * 3. Biological**
 * evolution**
 * accounts**
 * for the diversity of**
 * species**
 * developed through**
 * gradual**
 * processes over**
 * many generations.**

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.

e. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival || 1. Shark Dissection Anatomy (Part ) & Physiology (Job) ||

Virtual Shark Dissection ||  ||
 * F 3/9 || End of Q3

Use Earth Day Research to create posters for Earth Day In the Park (T-shirts, bumper sticker, business cards optional) due March 23 || **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. I wonder why... 2. HW 3. Shark Dissection Review 4. Shark Food Web 5. NOAA Careers 6. Debate: Shark Fin Soup



Period 3: Fish and Game will bring new native plants to plant in our Native Plant Garden. || Giraffe Necroscopy and Natural Selection





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