Friday, March 17, 2017

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7th Grade Life Science

Objective: By the end of class, I will be able to distinguish between a trait developed from natural selection vs an acquired trait.

Warm up question (note - always answer in a complete sentence OR write the question and answer):

Vote: which is more important for survival - adaptations or acquired traits?

Plan:

- Review the warm up.

- Look at ancestry.com

- Teacher leads direct teaching on adaptation vs acquired traits (slides 44-46).

- Students get into groups to create a card game or board game based on evolution, natural selection, coevolution, camouflage, acquired traits, and/or mimicry.

Due in class: Warm up

Homework: NA (unless you need to complete proofs of practice)

Absent: Read the slides on natural selection (slides 44-46) to learn about adaptation vs acquired traits.

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6th Grade Earth Science

Objective: By the end of class, I will be able to explain how the seasons on Earth are created/formed.

Warm up question (note - always answer in a complete sentence OR write the question and answer):

If we are going into springtime, why was it warmer in February than it is now?

Plan:

- Students use the PowerPoint to take notes on identifying the seasons based on the location and tilt of the Earth around the sun (slides 20-27).

- Once students are done with their notes, they should show the substitute their completed notes in order to get the next activity/task, which is #5 and #6 from this lab book.

- Finally, students who complete the lab book activity should get the article from Thursday and finish annotating it.

Due in class: Two lab book activities

Homework: NA (unless you need to complete proofs of practice)

Absent: Read through the Seasons PowerPoint, slides 20-27