Digital Agenda March 9: Extinction Cornell Notes

Standards:
MS-LS4-1. Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past. 



Objectives
1. Explain how extinction occurs by taking Cornell notes and writing a summary with a 3 or better, and by passing a post-quiz with a 3 (75%) or better.



1. Do Now: Extinction Pre-Quiz




2. Stations

Independent

MANDATORY
1. Watch BrainPop: Extinction
with the closed captioning on and take the following Cornell Notes
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Define, and draw a representation of the following Vocabulary using BrainPop 
(if you cannot find the definition in brainPop, do a google search of the word, followed by "definition for kids" ex: fossil definition for kids)
- Extinction
- Species
- Mass extinction
- Evolutionary Pressure
- Evolution
- Theory (GET THIS FROM BRAINPOP!!!!)
- DDT
- Ecosystem
- Food Chain

Answer the Following Questions from BrainPop
1. Explain what happens when extinction occurs, and why it happens.
2. List 3 animals that have gone extinct.
3. What percentage of Earth's animals have gone extinct?
4. Explain how mass extinction works. Give an example. 
5. Explain why the extinction of the dinosaurs is considered mass extinction, and not extinction from evolutionary pressure.
6. Explain how scientists use theories.
7. Explain the theory of evolution.
8. Explain how animals go extinct from evolutionary pressure.
9. How are humans contributing to animal extinction? Give an example.
10. Explain why the extinction of a species in a food chain can have major effects on the other species in that food chain.


Summary: Today I learned....


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

OPTIONAL(ONLY after you are done)
3. Play with the fossil sorting game. Start with level 1, then move on if you can!


4. Watch THIS DOCUMENTARY about evolution and extinction