Thursday, May 10, 2018. Day 1

Homeroom:

 

Grade 8 Agenda:

Homework:

  • None

DO NOW:

LESSON:

EVOLUTIONARY ARMS RACE - Around The World

  • Sit across from partner as assigned.

  • Discuss all four responses - refine and add notes as you go.

  • 4 rotations/partners

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Round II

Copy these questions into your notebook:

Around the world - brainstorm and support ideas

  1. What other examples of "arms Races" can you identify in nature"

  2. What other examples of co-evolution can you identify in nature?

 

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Rock Pocket Mouse Introduction:

Here are four pictures of two populations of mice living in two separate locations.

Each sheet represents the population and conditions at the locations at a point in time.

The four sheets represent four different points in time, 10 YEARS apart

The mice are all the same species.

Place the sheets in time order Oldest (40 years ago) to youngest (recent)

Prepare a written description of how/why you chose the order you did.

use the page number at the bottom right (very small print) to identify the sheets

the pages numbers are not in the correct order...

 

WIN:

conference time

 

Grade 7 Agenda:

Homework:

  • Finish Diagrams for use on Monday

  • Bring your video worksheet to class tomorrow

Do Now:

 

Lesson:

MANTLE CONVECTION

  • RESEARCH MANTLE CONVECTION:

  • YOUR GOALS:

    • CREATE A DIAGRAM SHOWING MANTLE CONVECTION

    • MODEL IT AS A SYSTEM

    • IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE (IN WRITING) INPUTS, PROCESSES, OUTPUTS AND ANY POSSIBLE FEEDBACK

    • VOCABULARY TO USE:

      • ENERGY   DENSE/DENSITY   CONVECTION   HEAT

    • YOUR DIAGRAM MUST BE FULL COLOR AND INCLUDE APPROPRIATE TITLES AND TEXT SO YOU CAN USE IT AS A PRESENTATION AIDE IN CONVERSATION WITH PEERS.

    • IT MUST BE NEAT AND PROFESSIONAL

Links:

Short Video