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.
Objectives
Team Building Picture
Building Community
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Digital Agenda February 25/26: Speciation Helping Quadrant
Standard:
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.
Objectives
1. Students will use evidence from a reading to predict the environment the Stickleback migrated to in the exit ticket after completing a helping quadrant group question using the checklist for success.
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.
Objectives
Sunday, February 23, 2020
Digital Agenda February 24: Speciation Cornell Notes
Standard:
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.
Objectives
1. Do Now: Changes in Populations Pre-Quiz
Independent
Video: Speciation
Vocabulary
Natural Selection
Species
Interbreed
Offspring
Speciation
Isolation
Allopatric Speciation
Sympatric Speciation
Gene Pool
Genetic Drift
Answer the following Questions from the video:
1. Why are all domesticated dog breeds considered the same species, even though they look very different?
2. Can two different species mate and have offspring? Give an example.
3. When does speciation happen?
4. When does Allopatric Speciation occur? Give an example.
5. Why can populations that become separated form different species?
6. How many generations do YOU think it takes for a species that becomes separated to become two separate species? (not in the video, estimate and explain why)
7. How can behavioral isolation separate organisms in the same area in Sympatric Speciation? Give an example.
8. Why are the Eastern Meadowlark and the Western Meadowlark considered different species even though they look the same?
9. Explain how habitat isolation can result in an organism becoming a different species.
10. What are the three things that the video reminds you of at 5:45?
11. Explain why isolation is not the mechanism that causes organisms to change over time.
12. Explain what DOES cause populations to change over time.
Summary
Today I learned... (can be bullet points, sentences, or drawings)
Cornell Notes Criteria for success:
- Notes are set up in Cornell Note format
- All vocabulary is defined in student friendly language (not copied from google)
- 11 or more of the questions are answered fully AND correctly, using information and examples from the video
- A summary of what was learned is at the bottom, using 2-3 complete sentences.
4= All success criteria is met
3= 3/4 success criteria is met
2= 2/4 success criteria is met
NP = none of the success criteria is met
When you are finished YOU MAY...
-watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about human evolution
- watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about how the theory of evolution has changed through time to become more accurate.
- Play the first level of the evolution game
- Play the fossil sorting game
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.
Objectives
1. Do Now: Changes in Populations Pre-Quiz
Independent
Video: Speciation
Vocabulary
Natural Selection
Species
Interbreed
Offspring
Speciation
Isolation
Allopatric Speciation
Sympatric Speciation
Gene Pool
Genetic Drift
Answer the following Questions from the video:
1. Why are all domesticated dog breeds considered the same species, even though they look very different?
2. Can two different species mate and have offspring? Give an example.
3. When does speciation happen?
4. When does Allopatric Speciation occur? Give an example.
5. Why can populations that become separated form different species?
6. How many generations do YOU think it takes for a species that becomes separated to become two separate species? (not in the video, estimate and explain why)
7. How can behavioral isolation separate organisms in the same area in Sympatric Speciation? Give an example.
8. Why are the Eastern Meadowlark and the Western Meadowlark considered different species even though they look the same?
9. Explain how habitat isolation can result in an organism becoming a different species.
10. What are the three things that the video reminds you of at 5:45?
11. Explain why isolation is not the mechanism that causes organisms to change over time.
12. Explain what DOES cause populations to change over time.
Summary
Today I learned... (can be bullet points, sentences, or drawings)
Cornell Notes Criteria for success:
- Notes are set up in Cornell Note format
- All vocabulary is defined in student friendly language (not copied from google)
- 11 or more of the questions are answered fully AND correctly, using information and examples from the video
- A summary of what was learned is at the bottom, using 2-3 complete sentences.
4= All success criteria is met
3= 3/4 success criteria is met
2= 2/4 success criteria is met
NP = none of the success criteria is met
When you are finished YOU MAY...
1. Watch THIS PLANET EARTH 2 Episode about Jungles, and try to spot the different adaptive traits that you see
4. YOU MAY ALSO:
-watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about human evolution
- watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about how the theory of evolution has changed through time to become more accurate.
- Play the first level of the evolution game
- Play the fossil sorting game
Friday, February 21, 2020
Digital Agenda February 21: Critical Juncture Assessment Re-Take
Standard:
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.
Objectives
1. Students will construct explanations 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 in the Critical Juncture Assessment with a 3 or better.
CLICK HERE TO TAK THE TEST
When you are finished YOU MAY...
-watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about human evolution
- watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about how the theory of evolution has changed through time to become more accurate.
- Play the first level of the evolution game
- Play the fossil sorting game
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.
Objectives
CLICK HERE TO TAK THE TEST
When you are finished YOU MAY...
1. Watch THIS PLANET EARTH 2 Episode about Jungles, and try to spot the different adaptive traits that you see
4. YOU MAY ALSO:
-watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about human evolution
- watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about how the theory of evolution has changed through time to become more accurate.
- Play the first level of the evolution game
- Play the fossil sorting game
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Digital Agenda February 18: Mutations CEREAL Prep
Standard:
MS-LS3-1. Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Objectives
1.Students will analyze histogram data about mutations in a population and explain why some mutations become more common, and why others do not by completing the first two pages of the Mutations CEREAL handout with a 3 or better.
1. Do Now: Mutations CEREAL Pre-Quiz
2. Stations
DI/Collaborative:
Objectives
1.Students will analyze histogram data about mutations in a population and explain why some mutations become more common, and why others do not by completing the first two pages of the Mutations CEREAL handout with a 3 or better.
1. Do Now: Mutations CEREAL Pre-Quiz
2. Stations
DI/Collaborative:
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Digital Agenda February 10: Critical Juncture Assessment
Standard:
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.
Objectives
1. Students will construct explanations 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 in the Critical Juncture Assessment with a 3 or better.
Click Here to Take the Critical Juncture Assessment
When you are finished YOU MAY...
-watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about human evolution
- watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about how the theory of evolution has changed through time to become more accurate.
- Play the first level of the evolution game
- Play the fossil sorting game
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.
Objectives
Click Here to Take the Critical Juncture Assessment
When you are finished YOU MAY...
1. Watch THIS PLANET EARTH 2 Episode about Jungles, and try to spot the different adaptive traits that you see
4. YOU MAY ALSO:
-watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about human evolution
- watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about how the theory of evolution has changed through time to become more accurate.
- Play the first level of the evolution game
- Play the fossil sorting game
Sunday, February 9, 2020
Digital Agenda February 10: Punnet Square Cornell Notes
Standard:
Objectives
1. Students will describe how alleles are inherited from an organisms parents by completing the genetics cornell notes with a 3 or better, and by passing a post-quiz with a 3 (75%) or better.
1. Do Now: Natural Selection & Genetics Pre-Quiz
Independent
1. Complete the following Punnet Square Cornell Notes from the THIS VIDEO
Vocab:
Allele
Segregation
Dominant
Recessive
F1 generation
Homozygous
Heterozygous
Genotype
Phenotype
Punnet Square
Questions
Cornell Notes Criteria for success:
- Notes are set up in Cornell Note format
- All vocabulary is defined in student friendly language (not copied from google)
- 10 or more of the questions are answered fully AND correctly, using information and examples from the video
- A summary of what was learned is at the bottom, using 2-3 complete sentences.
4= All success criteria is met
3= 3/4 success criteria is met
2= 2/4 success criteria is met
NP = none of the success criteria is met
3. When you are finished, you may:
MS-LS4-6: Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time.
1. Students will describe how alleles are inherited from an organisms parents by completing the genetics cornell notes with a 3 or better, and by passing a post-quiz with a 3 (75%) or better.
1. Do Now: Natural Selection & Genetics Pre-Quiz
Independent
1. Complete the following Punnet Square Cornell Notes from the THIS VIDEO
Vocab:
Allele
Segregation
Dominant
Recessive
F1 generation
Homozygous
Heterozygous
Genotype
Phenotype
Punnet Square
Questions
1. Why did Gregor Mendel use pea plants to study genetics?
2. Why was "blending" an incorrect assumption for how genetics worked?
3. Use the punnet square in the video to figure out the genotypes and phenotypes of a cross from Pp and Pp.
4. How many flowers in the PpxPp cross will be purple? How many will be white?
5. Use a Punnet square to find out the genotypes AND phenotypes of a PPxPp cross.
6. What is Mendel's law of segregation?
7. What is Mendel's law of independent assortment?
Key:
Round (R) is dominant to wrinkled (r). Yellow (Y) is dominant to green (y).
8. Classify the following as homozygous or heterozygous
a) Rr
b) RR
c) Yy
d) YyRR
9. What is the probability of Rr x Rr to produce wrinkled seeds?
10. What is the probability of Yy x yy to produce green seeds?
11. How is Huntington's disease passed on? Is it dominant or recessive?
12. Explain how a pedigree can illustrate inheritance, using the example from the video.
Summary: Today I learned.... (you may use bullet points, sentences, or drawings)
2. Why was "blending" an incorrect assumption for how genetics worked?
3. Use the punnet square in the video to figure out the genotypes and phenotypes of a cross from Pp and Pp.
4. How many flowers in the PpxPp cross will be purple? How many will be white?
5. Use a Punnet square to find out the genotypes AND phenotypes of a PPxPp cross.
6. What is Mendel's law of segregation?
7. What is Mendel's law of independent assortment?
Key:
Round (R) is dominant to wrinkled (r). Yellow (Y) is dominant to green (y).
8. Classify the following as homozygous or heterozygous
a) Rr
b) RR
c) Yy
d) YyRR
9. What is the probability of Rr x Rr to produce wrinkled seeds?
10. What is the probability of Yy x yy to produce green seeds?
11. How is Huntington's disease passed on? Is it dominant or recessive?
12. Explain how a pedigree can illustrate inheritance, using the example from the video.
Summary: Today I learned.... (you may use bullet points, sentences, or drawings)
Cornell Notes Criteria for success:
- Notes are set up in Cornell Note format
- All vocabulary is defined in student friendly language (not copied from google)
- 10 or more of the questions are answered fully AND correctly, using information and examples from the video
- A summary of what was learned is at the bottom, using 2-3 complete sentences.
4= All success criteria is met
3= 3/4 success criteria is met
2= 2/4 success criteria is met
NP = none of the success criteria is met
3. When you are finished, you may:
. Watch THIS PLANET EARTH 2 Episode about Jungles, and try to spot the different adaptive traits that you see
4. YOU MAY ALSO:
-watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about human evolution
- watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about how the theory of evolution has changed through time to become more accurate.
- Play the first level of the evolution game
- Play the fossil sorting game
-watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about human evolution
- watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about how the theory of evolution has changed through time to become more accurate.
- Play the first level of the evolution game
- Play the fossil sorting game
Monday, February 3, 2020
Digital Agenda February 3: Mutations Cornell Notes
Standard:
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.
Objectives
1. Do Now: Mutations Pre-Quiz
Independent
BrainPop: Genetic Mutations
Username: 123dog
Password: 123cat
Vocabulary
Genetic Mutations
DNA
RNA
DNA Repair
Deleterious Mutation
Proteins
Cancer
Beneficial Mutation
Spontaneous Mutation
Answer the following Questions from BrainPop:
1. In the movie, Tim says that genetic mutations are permanent changes to DNA or RNA. What does this mean?
2. What does genetic material do for living organisms?
3. Explain WHY YOU THINK that some physical traits, such as height, can be affected by the environment while other traits, such as eye color, are controlled only by your genes.
4. Why do most genetic mutations do nothing at all?
5. Why are most permanent genetic mutations deleterious?
6. Explain how genetic mutations affect how your cells make proteins.
7. Explain how a genetic mutation causes sickle cell anemia.
8. How are cancer cells different from normal cells?
9. Why are beneficial genetic mutations a driving force for evolution?
10. List 2 factors that can cause a genetic mutation.
Summary
Today I learned... (can be bullet points, sentences, or drawings)
Cornell Notes Criteria for success:
- Notes are set up in Cornell Note format
- All vocabulary is defined in student friendly language (not copied from google)
- 9 or more of the questions are answered fully AND correctly, using information and examples from the video
- A summary of what was learned is at the bottom, using 2-3 complete sentences.
4= All success criteria is met
3= 3/4 success criteria is met
2= 2/4 success criteria is met
NP = none of the success criteria is met
When you are finished YOU MAY...
-watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about human evolution
- watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about how the theory of evolution has changed through time to become more accurate.
- Play the first level of the evolution game
- Play the fossil sorting game
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.
Objectives
1. Do Now: Mutations Pre-Quiz
Independent
BrainPop: Genetic Mutations
Username: 123dog
Password: 123cat
Vocabulary
Genetic Mutations
DNA
RNA
DNA Repair
Deleterious Mutation
Proteins
Cancer
Beneficial Mutation
Spontaneous Mutation
Answer the following Questions from BrainPop:
1. In the movie, Tim says that genetic mutations are permanent changes to DNA or RNA. What does this mean?
2. What does genetic material do for living organisms?
3. Explain WHY YOU THINK that some physical traits, such as height, can be affected by the environment while other traits, such as eye color, are controlled only by your genes.
4. Why do most genetic mutations do nothing at all?
5. Why are most permanent genetic mutations deleterious?
6. Explain how genetic mutations affect how your cells make proteins.
7. Explain how a genetic mutation causes sickle cell anemia.
8. How are cancer cells different from normal cells?
9. Why are beneficial genetic mutations a driving force for evolution?
10. List 2 factors that can cause a genetic mutation.
Summary
Today I learned... (can be bullet points, sentences, or drawings)
Cornell Notes Criteria for success:
- Notes are set up in Cornell Note format
- All vocabulary is defined in student friendly language (not copied from google)
- 9 or more of the questions are answered fully AND correctly, using information and examples from the video
- A summary of what was learned is at the bottom, using 2-3 complete sentences.
4= All success criteria is met
3= 3/4 success criteria is met
2= 2/4 success criteria is met
NP = none of the success criteria is met
When you are finished YOU MAY...
1. Watch THIS PLANET EARTH 2 Episode about Jungles, and try to spot the different adaptive traits that you see
4. YOU MAY ALSO:
-watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about human evolution
- watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about how the theory of evolution has changed through time to become more accurate.
- Play the first level of the evolution game
- Play the fossil sorting game
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