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Monday Evolution by Natural Selection & Modeling Natural Selection Review

Monday Evolution by Natural Selection & Modeling Natural Selection Review. Bell-ringer. Respond to the following prompt silently in your notebook: Why does knowing about the process of natural selection add more evidence to support the theory of evolution? 7 questions on handout from Friday.

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Monday Evolution by Natural Selection & Modeling Natural Selection Review

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  1. Monday Evolution by Natural Selection & Modeling Natural Selection Review

  2. Bell-ringer Respond to the following prompt silently in your notebook: Why does knowing about the process of natural selection add more evidence to support the theory of evolution? 7 questions on handout from Friday. Homework Due Now:

  3. OBJECTIVES • Apply the concepts in Evolution by Natural Selection essay to the Modeling Natural Selection activity.

  4. AGENDA • Discuss BR • Complete & discuss DEJ • Pass back & review Evidence for Evolution Assessment • Wrap up

  5. HOMEWORK Due Wednesday • Read Evolution in Action p58. Complete #2 on p59 and Analysis #1 on p60 as a take home assessment. Due this week • Evidence for Evolution assessment retakes must be completed before or after school.

  6. Tuesday Strange Encounters

  7. Bell-ringer Respond to the following prompt silently in your notebook: How can you tell whether or not an object you encounter is alive? Write down all your criteria.

  8. OBJECTIVES • Begin to observe and describe the common characteristics that living things share.

  9. AGENDA • Discuss BR • Watch & discuss DVD segment “Unusual Creatures.” • Read What is It? And complete ending to story. • Wrap up.

  10. EXIT TICKET Respond to the following prompt on a half sheet of paper: What did you learn today about the common characteristics that living things share?

  11. HOMEWORK Due Wednesday • Read Evolution in Action p58. Complete #2 on p59 and Analysis #1 on p60 as a take home assessment. Due this week • Evidence for Evolution assessment retakes must be completed before or after school.

  12. WednesdayKWL

  13. Bell-ringer List everything you learned about evolution in the L column of a KWL chart. When finished turn to the partner sitting next to you, share what you have learned, and decide on one thing your pair wants to share with rest of class. Questions #2 p59 & #1 p60 (take home assessment) Homework Due Now:

  14. OBJECTIVES • Summarize what you have learned about evolution. • Begin to think about what you know and want to know about the diversity of life.

  15. AGENDA • Complete Evolution KWL • Begin Diversity of Life KWL chart • Wrap up.

  16. ThursdayMetaCognitive Reading Logs

  17. Bell-ringer Open your textbook to the reading Describing Life: An Impossible Challenge? on p121-127. Preview the text. Make a prediction. What do you think the reading is going to be about? What did you use to help you in your prediction?

  18. ESSENTIAL QUESTION What are 6 characteristics we can always use to determine if an unknown object is alive?

  19. OBJECTIVES Students will be able to…… • Apply a metacognitive reading strategy to develop an understanding of the 6 unifying principles of biology

  20. AGENDA • Bell-ringer • Review KWL • Model metacognitive reading logs • Complete your reading log • Exit ticket

  21. TEACHER INSTRUCTION

  22. DIRECTIONS • Silently by your self finish reading the essay on p124-127. • Complete at least 6 more logs for this reading in your composition notebook. • Use the prompts on the back if you need help stimulating your thinking. • Will be checked by your teacher for completion at end of class.

  23. SILENT SUSTAINED READING

  24. EXIT TICKET Respond to one of the following prompts on a half sheet of paper: • How did you decide what to put on the left side of the log? What makes you think it is important? • Were there things in the reading that you didn’t understand? How did you figure out what they meant? • What problems do you still have with the text or the reading log itself?

  25. Bell-ringer The title of today’s reading is “Five Kingdoms.” List all the words that come to mind when you think of the title. Then group the words into categories and label the categories. Have your reading logs out from yesterday so I can stamp them. Homework Due Now:

  26. ESSENTIAL QUESTION What are the 5 kingdoms scientists use to classify organisms? What are the major differences/similarities between the 5 kingdoms?

  27. OBJECTIVES Students will be able to…… • Take notes in a graphic organizer while reading for understanding. • Use your graphic organizer to classify mystery organisms

  28. AGENDA • Bell-ringer • Model graphic organizer • Complete graphic organizer while reading • Exit ticket

  29. TEACHER INSTRUCTION

  30. PAIR SHARE

  31. HOMEWORK Due Monday: • Complete front and backof handout.

  32. EXIT TICKET Respond to the following prompt on a half sheet of paper: Did the graphic organizer help your reading comprehension? Why or why not?

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