Thursday, 5/1/2025

Starter: On pages 103, 104 and 105 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #9 May 12^th – 13^th

●         Kingdoms Quiz May 16^th

●         Extra Credit Options

o   Choir Concerts May 7^th 6 pm & 7 pm

o   7/8 Orch/Band May 8^th 6:30 pm

o   6 Orch/Band & Jazz May 12^th 6:30 pm

o   5^th Orch/Band May 14^th 6:30

o   End of Year dance May 16^th

Lesson: Survival of the Narfs / Plantae Notes

Standard: Changes in Species over Time
Objective: Understand how genetic variations can affect an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing.

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hfmq3UIPqyeVVlMKTEEiYW-V7-4k_9Wk/view?usp=sharing

●         Plantae notes on pages 123 – 126 (1^st ?, 2^nd ?, 3^rd ?)

o    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10uV3-cYTHZ9ClMrA2warVHxpxcgoGSgn/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Wednesday, 4/30/2025

Starter: On pages 103, 104 and 105 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #9 May 12^th – 13^th

●         Kingdoms Quiz May 16^th

Lesson: Evolution of Jaws / Survival of the Narfs

Standard: Changes in Species over Time
Objective: Understand how genetic variations can affect an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing.

●         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDoIUsr7FKY&ab_channel=DarrellE.Hughes (1^st 28:37, 2^nd 25:55, 3^rd 27:12)

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hfmq3UIPqyeVVlMKTEEiYW-V7-4k_9Wk/view?usp=sharing

Tuesday, 4/29/2025

Starter: On pages 103, 104 and 105 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter  (Review)

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #9 May 12^th – 13^th

●         Kingdoms Quiz May 16^th

Lesson: Review / Evolution of Jaws

Standard: Changes in Species over Time
Objective: Understand how genetic variations can affect an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing.

●         Forces are Interactions between matter

o    Mass affects motion

o    Newton’s 3^rd

o    Forces over distances

▪          Electric, magnetic, gravitational

●         Changes to Earth over Time

o    Rock Cycle

o    Earth’s surface (plate tectonics, weathering/erosion)

o    Building for hazards

o    Earth’s interior

o    Geologic time scale

●         Structure and Function of Life

o    Cells, multicellular/unicellular

o    Cells and life’s functions

o    Levels of organization

●         Reproduction and Inheritance

o    Asexual vs sexual reproduction

o    Adaptations that affect success

o    Mutations

o    Selective Breeding/Genetic modification

●         Changes in Species over time

o    Traits leading to change

o    Fossils show the process

o    Comparing embryos 

●         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDoIUsr7FKY&ab_channel=DarrellE.Hughes (1^st 28:37, 2^nd 25:55, 3^rd 27:12)

Monday, 4/28/2025

Starter: On pages 103, 104 and 105 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter  (Review)

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #9 May 12^th – 13^th

●         Kingdoms Quiz May 16^th

Lesson: Review / Evolution of Jaws

Standard: Changes in Species over Time
Objective: Understand how genetic variations can affect an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing.

●         Forces are Interactions between matter

o    Mass affects motion

o    Newton’s 3^rd

o    Forces over distances

▪          Electric, magnetic, gravitational

●         Changes to Earth over Time

o    Rock Cycle

o    Earth’s surface (plate tectonics, weathering/erosion)

o    Building for hazards

o    Earth’s interior

o    Geologic time scale

●         Structure and Function of Life

o    Cells, multicellular/unicellular

o    Cells and life’s functions

o    Levels of organization

●         Reproduction and Inheritance

o    Asexual vs sexual reproduction

o    Adaptations that affect success

o    Mutations

o    Selective Breeding/Genetic modification

●         Changes in Species over time

o    Traits leading to change

o    Fossils show the process

o    Comparing embryos 

●         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDoIUsr7FKY&ab_channel=DarrellE.Hughes (1^st 7:35, 2^nd 6:32, 3^rd 3:21)

Friday, 4/25/2025

Starter: On pages 103, 104 and 105 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #9 May 12^th – 13^th

●         Kingdoms Quiz May 16^th

Lesson: Testing Strategies / Review

Standard: Changes in Species over Time
Objective: Understand how genetic variations can affect an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing.

●         Forces are Interactions between matter

o    Mass affects motion

o    Newton’s 3^rd

o    Forces over distances

▪          Electric, magnetic, gravitational

●         Changes to Earth over Time

o    Rock Cycle

o    Earth’s surface (plate tectonics, weathering/erosion)

o    Building for hazards

o    Earth’s interior

o    Geologic time scale

●         Structure and Function of Life

o    Cells, multicellular/unicellular

o    Cells and life’s functions

o    Levels of organization

●         Reproduction and Inheritance

o    Asexual vs sexual reproduction

o    Adaptations that affect success

o    Mutations

o    Selective Breeding/Genetic modification

●         Changes in Species over time

o    Traits leading to change

o    Fossils show the process

o    Comparing embryos 

Thursday, 4/24/2025

Starter: On pages 103, 104 and 105 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #9 May 12^th – 13^th

●         Kingdoms Quiz May 16^th

Lesson: RISE Benchmarks

Standard: Changes in Species over Time
Objective: Understand how genetic variations can affect an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing.

●         Testing Locations

Wednesday, 4/23/2025

Starter: On pages 103, 104 and 105 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #9 May 12^th – 13^th

●         Kingdoms Quiz May 16^th

Lesson: Registration / Evolution of Jaws

Standard: Changes in Species over Time
Objective: Understand how genetic variations can affect an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing.

●         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDoIUsr7FKY&ab_channel=DarrellE.Hughes

Tuesday, 4/22/2025

Starter: On pages 103, 104 and 105 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         14. What organism was most closely related to the eagle in the Cladogram you made?

Agenda

●         Midterm Progress Reports Due Tuesday Apr 22^nd

●         Notebook Check #9 May 12^th – 13^th

●         Kingdoms Quiz May 16^th

Lesson: Dichotomous Keys

Standard: Changes in Species over Time
Objective: Understand how genetic variations can affect an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing.

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fH8ce1jk6AOMcxjbPbZYbB7YVPBlotAt/view?usp=sharing

Monday, 4/21/2025

Starter: On pages 103, 104 and 105 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         13. Empty the Return Slot.

Agenda

●         Midterm Progress Reports Due Tuesday Apr 22^nd

●         Notebook Check #9 May 12^th – 13^th

●         Kingdoms Quiz May 16^th

Lesson: Building Phylogenetic Trees

Standard: Changes in Species over Time
Objective: Understand how genetic variations can affect an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing.

●         https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oTCXh3iOevy2iwiLrEV1GcPBROzPkY21/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Friday, 4/18/2025

Starter: On pages 103, 104 and 105 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         12. What are a plant’s cell walls made from?

Agenda

●         Midterm Progress Reports Due Tuesday Apr 22^nd

●         Notebook Check #9 May 12^th – 13^th

●         Kingdoms Quiz May 16^th

Lesson: Evolution & Classification Quiz

Standard: Changes in Species over Time
Objective: Understand how genetic variations can affect an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing.

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Thursday, 4/17/2025

Starter: On pages 103, 104 and 105 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         11. What is the similarity between a puma, cougar, mountain lion and catamount?

Agenda

●         Midterm Progress Reports Due Tuesday Apr 22^nd

●         Evolution & Classification Quiz Apr 18^th

●         Notebook Check #9 May 12^th – 13^th

●         Kingdoms Quiz May 16^th

Lesson: Classification of Life Notes

Standard: Changes in Species over Time
Objective: Understand how genetic variations can affect an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing.

●         Classification of Life notes on pages 115 – 118 (1^st 27, 2^nd 21, 3^rd 27)

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BNS2YTjC5huTITPxh1-zPGKorub6p5-D/view?usp=sharing

Wednesday, 4/16/2025

Starter: On pages 103, 104 and 105 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         10. Why do we use Latin for naming organisms?

Agenda

●         Evolution, Natural Selection & Classification Quiz Apr 18^th

●         Notebook Check #9 May 12^th – 13^th

●         Kingdoms Quiz May 16^th

Lesson: Classification of Life Notes

Standard: Changes in Species over Time
Objective: Understand how genetic variations can affect an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing.

●         Classification of Life notes on pages 115 – 118 (1^st 14, 2^nd 14, 3^rd 14)

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BNS2YTjC5huTITPxh1-zPGKorub6p5-D/view?usp=sharing

Tuesday, 4/15/2025

Starter: On pages 103, 104 and 105 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         9. How do we know that traits have changed over time?

Agenda

●         Evolution, Natural Selection & Classification Quiz Apr 18^th

●         Notebook Check #9 May 12^th – 13^th

●         Kingdoms Quiz May 16^th

Lesson: Classification of Life Notes

Standard: Changes in Species over Time
Objective: Understand how genetic variations can affect an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing.

●         Classification of Life notes on pages 115 – 118 (1^st ?, 2^nd ?, 3^rd ?)

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BNS2YTjC5huTITPxh1-zPGKorub6p5-D/view?usp=sharing

Monday, 4/14/2025

Starter: On pages 103, 104 and 105 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         8. Which style of tooth would be best for catching and eating fish and why; thin long teeth or flat wide teeth?

Agenda

●         Evolution, Natural Selection & Classification Quiz Apr 18^th

●         Notebook Check #9 May 12^th – 13^th

●         Kingdoms Quiz May 16^th

Lesson: Natural Selection (pocket Mouse) / Naturally Selected to Survive

Standard: Changes in Species over Time
Objective: Understand how genetic variations can affect an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing.

●         https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=AMtT5_AQmLg&ab_channel=ReligionDebate

●         https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PE8jAVNyUr89CLdWbUE-W6Hb411i_3QL/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Friday, 4/11/2025

Starter: On pages 103, 104 and 105 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         7. Suppose a bird has a diet of large hard seeds, which beak shape would be most favored by natural selection?

Agenda

●         Evolution, Natural Selection & Classification Quiz Apr 18^th

●         Notebook Check #9 May 12^th – 13^th

●         Kingdoms Quiz May 16^th

Lesson: Reproduction & Traits Quiz

Standard: Reproduction and Inheritance.
Objective: Understand the effects that the different types of reproduction have on genetic variation.

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