Q4 Week 4 Grade 8
Monday/Tuesday:
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to describe how a trait may increase in a population, if it is beneficial for survival.
Essential Question: How might a population adapt to increase advantageous traits in the population?
Agenda: Teacher Lesson Plan about Natural Selection and Traits> Open on iPad (6 pages total)
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to describe how a trait may increase in a population, if it is beneficial for survival.
Essential Question: How might a population adapt to increase advantageous traits in the population?
Agenda: Teacher Lesson Plan about Natural Selection and Traits> Open on iPad (6 pages total)
- Read article with a partner,
- Complete three sentence starters on p. 3
- Read p. 4 and do the first part on your own and join a team (teacher organized) for the second part
- Work on your own film strip: Directions on p. 5
- Answer p. 6 after your slides are complete
- Take a Quiz the last ten minutes of class on natural selection, login to Canvas for quiz called 'Natural Selection'
- Study for Test Next Period on Evolution (multiple choice)
- p. 30 of Teacher Lesson Plan> on Evolution
- Gizmo on Inheritance, Student Worksheets>
- Peppered Moth Survey Questions and Graphs (2)
- Achieve3000 articles assigned this quarter.
Wednesday/Thursday: April 26/27, 2017
Essential Question: What are the five fingers of evolution?
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to describe what evidence supports the theory of evolution with five fingers of evolution by watching videos to answer multiple choice questions on Canvas test today.
Agenda: Watch videos to review for evolution test today; quiz makeups, finish previously assigned work
Class/HW: Watch video in Canvas 'Evolution Videos: Exam Review'; test in Canvas called 'Test: Evolution,' indep. work time.
Essential Question: What are the five fingers of evolution?
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to describe what evidence supports the theory of evolution with five fingers of evolution by watching videos to answer multiple choice questions on Canvas test today.
Agenda: Watch videos to review for evolution test today; quiz makeups, finish previously assigned work
Class/HW: Watch video in Canvas 'Evolution Videos: Exam Review'; test in Canvas called 'Test: Evolution,' indep. work time.
Friday, April 28, 2017:
Essential Question: What is an alleles? Give an example.
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to describe how organisms' traits are coded for in DNA by alleles by watching videos, taking notes and answering questions in a Canvas Quiz.
Agenda:
Source 1> Video, 2 min.: What is DNA and where is it?
Note: Organism Organization: Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ Systems
Source 2> Take notes on webpage and watch video, 17 min.
Class/HW: Study sources and take 'Quiz: DNA Genetics Exit' of 6 problems in Canvas. Finish previously assigned work, as needed.
HW to get ahead: Answer questions 1-12 on pp. 1-2 here>
Essential Question: What is an alleles? Give an example.
Daily Learning Target: By the end of the day, I will be able to describe how organisms' traits are coded for in DNA by alleles by watching videos, taking notes and answering questions in a Canvas Quiz.
Agenda:
Source 1> Video, 2 min.: What is DNA and where is it?
Note: Organism Organization: Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ Systems
Source 2> Take notes on webpage and watch video, 17 min.
Class/HW: Study sources and take 'Quiz: DNA Genetics Exit' of 6 problems in Canvas. Finish previously assigned work, as needed.
HW to get ahead: Answer questions 1-12 on pp. 1-2 here>