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Week 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ||
- | 1) Science Starter 2) Notes: Origins of Life (OneNote) |
1) Science Starter 2) Finish Origins of Life Webquest 3) Reading: Classifying Life (pgs 14-21) 4) Virtual Lab: How are living things Classified? |
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Week 22 |
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MS-LS4-2. Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships. | 1) Science Starter 2) NOTES: Classifying Life (powerpoint) (cornell template) 3) Classification Worksheet #1 | Dichotomous Key Worksheet 4) Levels of Classification Time Test Practice 5) Exit Slip Challenge #1 |
Math MAP TESTING |
February 2017 | ||||||
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
Week 23 |
30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
MS-LS4-2. Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships | 1. Science Starter 2. Finish Classification Activity 3. Reading: Slug Book (pg. 26-29) 4. NOTES: Cladograms (PowerPoint) (Cornell Notes) 5. Exit Slip Challenge |
1. Science Starter 2. LAB 23: Building Cladograms 3. Exit Slip Challenge
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Room Code: sawyerscience Update OneNote |
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Week 24 |
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
MS-LS4-2. Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships | 1. Science Starter 3. More Cladogram practice |
1. Science Starter 2. Reading: 166-175 (Flower Book) answer questions 3. Notes: Who was Darwin? |
Room Code: sawyerscience Update OneNote |
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Week 25 |
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MS-LS4-4: Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment. | 1) Science Starter 2) Natural Selection Activity 3) Review Darwin and introduce more about his theories. 4) Virtual Lab: Peppered Moth Simulation 5) Science Finisher HW: Finsh Peppered Moth Lab Questions |
1) Science Starter 2) Which creature is the Fittest? 3) Adaptive Radiation 4) The Importance of Opposable Thumbs
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No School (Staff Development) |
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Week 26 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |
MS-LS4-6:
Use mathematical representation to support explanations of how natural selection
may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over
time. (Mathematical models, probability statements, and proportional reasoning
to support explanations of trends in changes to a population over time)
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No School Presidents Day |
1) Science Starter 2) Complete Adaptation Lab 3) Update OneNote
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1) Science Starter 2) Reading: Evidence for Evolution (Flower Book 176-179) 3) Notes: Evidence for Evolution | Questions |
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March 2017 |
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Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | ||
Week 27 | 27 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
MS-LS4-2. Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships | 1) Science Starter 2) Finish the Fossil Record Activity 3) Relative & Radiometric Dating HW: Week 27 Key Terms | HONORS |
1) Science Starter 2) Homologous Structures 3) Reading: p. 180-181 - Flower Book 4) Rate of Change 5) Evolution Drawings HW: Week 27 Key Terms | HONORS |
Week 27 QuizRoom Code: (sawyerscience) |
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Week 28 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Week 29 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
Unit 3 Review |
Unit 3 GVC |
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Week 30 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 (Early Release) | |
END of 3rd Quarter
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SPRING BREAK |