8th Grade Quarter 4
Gizmo Codes: Period 2: QFW9LN7V8M | Period 4: QR5VKZWK4M | Period 6: VMNG7PZ822
Week 1 of 9
Monday-Thursday, April 3-6, 2017
Daily Learning Target: By the end of next period, I will be able to describe how evolutionary relationships are analyzed to create a phylogenetic tree (fossil lab pp. 5-8) using mock fossils in teams to create a team poster and complete a data table
Essential Question: How are organisms' evolutionary relationships described in a phylogenetic tree?
Agenda: Collect HW, Movie, Questions about Fossils, Teams: Fossil Lab
Class/HW:
Daily Learning Target: By the end of next period, I will be able to describe how evolutionary relationships are analyzed to create a phylogenetic tree (fossil lab pp. 5-8) using mock fossils in teams to create a team poster and complete a data table
Essential Question: How are organisms' evolutionary relationships described in a phylogenetic tree?
Agenda: Collect HW, Movie, Questions about Fossils, Teams: Fossil Lab
Class/HW:
- Fossil Lab to Complete in Teams During Class in Teacher Lesson Plan> on pp. 5-8
- Organize Notebook: Due Next Period, no loose papers
- Achieve3000 Articles Due Friday (5 through 9 listed below; check your email in Achieve3000, if you can't find article.)
- Evidence of Evolution Chart on pp. 3-4 in Teacher Lesson Plan> [Complete using Stories from the Fossil Record Site>]
Previously Assigned - Practice State Exam Test and Take Notes: Test Practice>
Week 2 of 9
Monday/Tuesday, April 10/11, 2017:
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to explain how D.N.A. sequences may be compared to learn about evolutionary relationships by answering questions on paper.
Essential Question: What is D.N.A. and how is it analyzed to infer about evolutionary relationships?
Agenda: Collect HW, Review, Lecture, Answer DNA Analysis Questions on pp. 13-16 in Teacher Lesson Plan>
Class/HW:
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to explain how D.N.A. sequences may be compared to learn about evolutionary relationships by answering questions on paper.
Essential Question: What is D.N.A. and how is it analyzed to infer about evolutionary relationships?
Agenda: Collect HW, Review, Lecture, Answer DNA Analysis Questions on pp. 13-16 in Teacher Lesson Plan>
Class/HW:
- Notebook Organization,
- Achieve3000: One Strange Dinosaur,
- Key Terms Analysis: a) morphology (previoulsy done), b) embryology, 3. fossil, 4. D.N.A., 5. homolgy
- Practice State Exam Test and Take Notes: Test Practice>
Wednesday/Thursday, April 12/13, 2017:
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to draw a conclusion about the peppered moth population in the sampled area of England by reading background information, answering questions and creating two graphs given data with teacher and partner support.
Essential Question: What is evolution? (When, how and why might it occur?)
Agenda: Evolution> Ideas, Evolution Term Analysis, Peppered Moth Analysis and Graphing Activity
Class/HW:
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to draw a conclusion about the peppered moth population in the sampled area of England by reading background information, answering questions and creating two graphs given data with teacher and partner support.
Essential Question: What is evolution? (When, how and why might it occur?)
Agenda: Evolution> Ideas, Evolution Term Analysis, Peppered Moth Analysis and Graphing Activity
Class/HW:
- Notebook Organization,
- Achieve3000: One Strange Dinosaur and A Story with Legs (both due Friday)
- Key Terms Analysis: a) morphology (previoulsy done), b) embryology, 3. fossil, 4. D.N.A., 5. homolgy, 6. evolution
-Use This Worksheet> - Peppered Moth Survey Questions and Graphs (2) [graphs: scale, points, label axes, title, units]
- Evidence of Evolution Summary Sheet
- Practice State Exam Test and Take Notes: Test Practice>
Friday, April 14, 2017
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to demonstrate how I login to the California State testing website and practice answering questions using the testing format including formulas by answering questions on paper and completing a reflection form online.
Essential Question: How is the California State Test organized to find formulas to use in science?
Agenda: Practice for State Test and Complete Previously Assigned Work from this week
Class/HW:
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to demonstrate how I login to the California State testing website and practice answering questions using the testing format including formulas by answering questions on paper and completing a reflection form online.
Essential Question: How is the California State Test organized to find formulas to use in science?
Agenda: Practice for State Test and Complete Previously Assigned Work from this week
Class/HW:
- Practice State Exam Test and Take Notes: Test Practice> (Take notes on question topics in your notebook.)
- Complete Student Reflection Form Here>
Week 3 of 9
Monday/Tuesday, April 17/18, 2017
Essential Question: What might happen to the DNA of an animal as it evolves?
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to explain how evolution may occur due to changes in the gene pool by reading an article about homologous DNA sequences and answering analysis questions in Notability and completing a Gizmo activity on Inheritance.
Agenda:
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to explain how evolution may occur due to changes in the gene pool by reading an article about homologous DNA sequences and answering analysis questions in Notability and completing a Gizmo activity on Inheritance.
Agenda:
- Introduction: Teacher Lesson Plan> Article to Read w/partner (pp. 28-30) and Analysis Questions on p. 30
Article title: "Humans and Squid Evolved Same Eyes Using Same Genes."
Students in Class: Alternate reading paragraphs with a partner. - Three New Key Terms to do together in class this week: 1) Trait, 2) Gene and 3) Recessive, time permitting.
Classwork: w/ Teacher: Mon./Tue. only Day 1 and Day 2 on Worksheet> for Terms Analysis
[Wed/Th. Will Do Day 3 and Day 4 w/Teacher on same worksheet] - Gizmo on Inheritance> Student Worksheet to do in Notability
New to Gizmo? Codes: Period 2: QFW9LN7V8M | Period 4: QR5VKZWK4M | Period 6: VMNG7PZ822
- Class: Analysis Questions on p. 30 for Article "Humans and Squid Evolved Same Eyes Using Same Genes"
Choose TWO questions to answer of Questioning, Making Connections, Identifying a Problem and/or Summarizing
Write on the file you download in Notability to answer questions on p. 30 of Teacher Lesson Plan>. - Class: Worksheet> for Terms Analysis (only Day 1 and Day 2 part for today) for a) Trait, b) Gene and c) Recessive
- Class/HW: Gizmo on Inheritance, Student Worksheets> to complete in Notability
- HW: If not previously completed, do State Test Practice> (only about 5 questions) and answer Reflection Form Here>
Wednesday-Friday, April 19-21, 2017 CAASP (California Science Test for 8th Graders)
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day* (*untimed), I will be able to demonstrate how I have synthesized information as memories to recall for the California State Science Test by answering many multiple choice questions on my iPad.
Essential Question: What are general over-arching topics asked about on the test which may be on the final exam?
Agenda: Complete State Science Test and Reflection (Link coming soon...)
Class/HW:
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day* (*untimed), I will be able to demonstrate how I have synthesized information as memories to recall for the California State Science Test by answering many multiple choice questions on my iPad.
Essential Question: What are general over-arching topics asked about on the test which may be on the final exam?
Agenda: Complete State Science Test and Reflection (Link coming soon...)
Class/HW:
- Test on iPad (v. 10.2 required); no iPad? Go to the Library to test.
- After the test, you may read a book (select before desk to keep near desk).
- You may not use your iPad, science textbook or work on science homework after the test.
Week 4 of 9> April 24-28, 2017
Week 5 of 9
Monday/Tuesday, May 1/2, 2017:
Essential Question: How do you predict offspring inheritance using a Punnett Square?
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to assign an offspring phenotypes based on it's parent's genotypes using Punnett Squares and a coin to complete virtual lab activity here on Traits>
Agenda:
Essential Question: How do you predict offspring inheritance using a Punnett Square?
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to assign an offspring phenotypes based on it's parent's genotypes using Punnett Squares and a coin to complete virtual lab activity here on Traits>
Agenda:
- Review Moth Experiment
- Look at images about heredity and discuss: Link 1> | Link 2> | Link 3>
- Answer questions 1-12 with the class about inheritance on pp. 1-2 (Traits> )
- Virtual Lab Activity on pp. 3-6 (a drawing off your offspring)
- Wednesday, May 3, 2017: District Midterm, Essay (Study Moth Population)
- Quiz at end period called Genetics in Canvas
- a drawing off your offspring, finish finding the phenotype of your offspring with coin flipping
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Essential Question: How do you use evidence/data to develop a scientific explanation about fitness in a population?
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to develop a scientific explanation using evidence/data to support a claim by using data given to write an essay.
Agenda:
Thursday/Friday, May 4/5, 2017
Essential Question: How does natural selection occur?
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to explain how natural selection may occur by being a pretend animal collecting food in a lab, developing a hypothesis and collecting data to analyze.
Agenda: Hypothesize and collect data for the Bird Beak Lab>
Class/HW:
Essential Question: How do you use evidence/data to develop a scientific explanation about fitness in a population?
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to develop a scientific explanation using evidence/data to support a claim by using data given to write an essay.
Agenda:
- Share out regarding items taken from class: incident reports
- Essay Test
- Independent time to finish homework previously assigned
Thursday/Friday, May 4/5, 2017
Essential Question: How does natural selection occur?
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to explain how natural selection may occur by being a pretend animal collecting food in a lab, developing a hypothesis and collecting data to analyze.
Agenda: Hypothesize and collect data for the Bird Beak Lab>
Class/HW:
- Complete new Achieve3000 article: Mammals Like You've Never Seen Them
- Finish writing conclusion, graphing, as needed, for lab done in class today.
- Extra Credit: Create a formal lab report for this lab using this Template>
- Finish previously assigned work as needed.
Week 6 of 9
Monday/Tuesday, May 8, 2017
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to explain how my 'Allele Lab' created creature inherited it's traits by explaining my drawing with a table that I determined from a list of genotypes.
Essential Question: How are sperm/egg cells (reproductive cells) different from the rest of your cells (somatic cells) ?
Agenda: Show me your pretend created, draw and explain how your pretend creature inherited it's alleles and write an essay using all relevant key terms including 1) allele, 2) phenotype, 3) genotype, 4) somatic cell, 5) reproductive cell, 6) D.N.A. 7) chromosome, 8) trait, 9) Bioengineering 10) G.M.O.
Class/HW: Anything not assigned today is due, unless, otherwise noted on Canvas.
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to explain how my 'Allele Lab' created creature inherited it's traits by explaining my drawing with a table that I determined from a list of genotypes.
Essential Question: How are sperm/egg cells (reproductive cells) different from the rest of your cells (somatic cells) ?
Agenda: Show me your pretend created, draw and explain how your pretend creature inherited it's alleles and write an essay using all relevant key terms including 1) allele, 2) phenotype, 3) genotype, 4) somatic cell, 5) reproductive cell, 6) D.N.A. 7) chromosome, 8) trait, 9) Bioengineering 10) G.M.O.
Class/HW: Anything not assigned today is due, unless, otherwise noted on Canvas.
- Pretend creature drawing and table of alleles: Genetics Lessons>
- Essay as described above.
- Quiz today about terms listed.
Wednesday/Thursday, May 10/11, 2017:
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to explain how DNA is bioengineered to create genetically modified organisms (G.M.O.s) by reading an article with a partner, answering questions about the article and writing an essay including ten key terms.
Essential Question: How is DNA spliced and altered to create hybrid G.M.O.s?
Agenda: Article, Questions, Video, Questions, Essay Time
Class/HW: Article on pp.7-9 from Genetics Lessons>, Questions on p.10, Essay with ten terms assigned last period, Quiz next period
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to explain how DNA is bioengineered to create genetically modified organisms (G.M.O.s) by reading an article with a partner, answering questions about the article and writing an essay including ten key terms.
Essential Question: How is DNA spliced and altered to create hybrid G.M.O.s?
Agenda: Article, Questions, Video, Questions, Essay Time
Class/HW: Article on pp.7-9 from Genetics Lessons>, Questions on p.10, Essay with ten terms assigned last period, Quiz next period
Friday:
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to describe how GMOs are created and discuss how this alters the gene pool and what implications creating GMOs have on the biosphere by taking teacher notes and answering analysis questions.
Essential Question: How and how much should humans be allowed to alter the DNA of organisms?
Agenda: Review, Discuss GMOs and Bioengineering, Teacher Notes, Quiz: Genetics and Alleles in Canvas
Class/HW: Quiz: Genetics and Alleles in Canvas
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to describe how GMOs are created and discuss how this alters the gene pool and what implications creating GMOs have on the biosphere by taking teacher notes and answering analysis questions.
Essential Question: How and how much should humans be allowed to alter the DNA of organisms?
Agenda: Review, Discuss GMOs and Bioengineering, Teacher Notes, Quiz: Genetics and Alleles in Canvas
Class/HW: Quiz: Genetics and Alleles in Canvas
Weeks 7-8 of 9
Monday-Monday, May 15-22, 2017
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the week, I will be able to explain, draw and describe how genetically modified organisms affect the biosphere by researching online, referencing credible sources to develop a presentation to deliver and/or submit by Friday.
Essential Question: How do GMOs influence the biosphere?
Class/HW:
- Presentation on paper, to present on the document camera or digital presentation using GoogleSlides, PowerPoint or something similar is acceptable.
- Submit work in Canvas, as needed.
Note: Essay on Alleles due today is open to submit before break today at 9:30 a.m., if you still need to submit.
- Research online and/or use textbooks,
- Cite credible references in a bibliography. See References for help>
- Develop a presentation including the following 1-9:
1. What is a gene?
2. What is the gene pool? (Consider discussing the "Five Fingers of Evolution".)
3. What's the difference between body (somatic) cells and sex cells (i.e. sperm and egg)?
[What's the difference between the amount of genes in a genome (all of one's DNA) and the amount genes in a sex cell (i.e. how many genes each parent gives a child?]
4. How are genes passed down to the next generation via a molecular genome?
5. What is bioengineering and how are genomes and/or sex cells modified in the lab today?
6. What is a genetically-modified organism (G.M.O.)?
7. Compare and contrast (give the pros and cons) the potential risks and benefits of creating G.M.O.s.
8. What considerations do you think should be made with regard to the development of G.M.O.s?
9. Cite references using a bibliography at the end of your presentation. See References for help> - Show progress on including answers to questions 1-3, minimum, before break today and get signed off by the sub.
- Take any quizzes or tests you've missed in Canvas today without outside resources, password 'makeup'.
Wednesday/Thursday: (See above.) Keep working on presentation to complete numbers 1-5 before class ends.
- Genetics Presentation Assignment will be worth 400 points due before next class period on Friday.
- Study for Quiz next period on G.M.Os and bioengineering.
- Study for Cumulative Final Exam: May 22-23, Monday-Tuesday; review all from this semester (there will be more questions on recent topics like Evolution and Genetics than previously studied topics.
Week 8 of 9
Tuesday-Wednesday, May 23/24, 2017
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to demonstrate my understanding of key concepts learned in physics and earth science by taking a district final?
Essential Question: How do sub-atomic particles influence the physical world?
Agenda: Final Exam in Canvas, Browse Health Website
Class/HW:
Essential Question: How do sub-atomic particles influence the physical world?
Agenda: Final Exam in Canvas, Browse Health Website
Class/HW:
- Final Exam 2017 in Canvas: Password is "end"
- Browse http://genderhealth.weebly.com and see Resources for Teens, including local health clinic search on first link.
Coming Up for 8th Grade:
- Last Day of School is May 26
- Promotion May 31, 2017
Week 8 of 9
Monday, 1-6, Full Day
Tuesday/Wednesday, 8th Grade District Final Exam, Grades Due for 8th Graders
Thursday, 1-3, Full Day, 8th Grade
Friday, 4-6, Full Day
Tuesday/Wednesday, 8th Grade District Final Exam, Grades Due for 8th Graders
Thursday, 1-3, Full Day, 8th Grade
Friday, 4-6, Full Day
Week 9
Monday, Memorial Day: No School: Holiday
Tuesday-Friday, 1-6, minimum day
Thursday, Grades Due for 7th Grade
Friday, Last Day of School Year
Tuesday-Friday, 1-6, minimum day
Thursday, Grades Due for 7th Grade
Friday, Last Day of School Year
8th Grade Achieve3000 Articles Assigned This Term
- The Ride of the Future
- Good for Chile?
- Catch a Wave, Crocodile!
- What the Toucan Can Do
- A Visit from Vonn
- An Ear for Soccer
- These Lights Are Cool
- Watch This! TVs Are Changing
- Guitar Player Helps Haiti
- One Strange Dinosaur
- A Story with Legs
- Wolves in Dogs’ Clothing?
- A Real Cold Fish
- New This Week: Mammals Like You've Never Seen Them