This week we have been in the class room and in the field with Wildsight's Jade Harvey. Excellent work TEAM, you are brilliant. You will get participation marks for these outings, but will be excused if you are legitimately absent.
Next week: We will finish off the Viruses/Bacteria unit. Test will be on Thursday of next week. (October 22). Check your answers Part 1: Viruses Structure and Nature questions
Today we took some notes on the Lytic and Lysogenic cycles in viruses and on the Human immune system. We got more virus questions to complete. Next block we went the computer lab to work on our animal adaptations power point.
Here is an interesting article about vaccines.
Today we wrote a a quiz on Taxonomy. Go Homo sapiens! Next we spent the first block working on our Animal Evolution/Taxonomy project. Next we took introductory notes on viruses using this power point and answered some questions about viruses.
We also watched a video on the virus everyone is talking about these days: Covid-19
Today we turned in page 199 Review questions. Next we took some notes on Classification and Taxonomy and watched Amoeba sisters:
We did a practice quiz found HERE. In the second block we got a research project on an animal. This is due on October 13.
Today we continued on notes on Taxonomy by looking at Cladograms and Dichotomous Keys. See Friday's post for the power point. Next we did our own Cladogram and Dichotomous Key and turned those in. Finally we watched a cool video are humans still evolving?
Homework: Read page 196-199 in textbook. Answer review questions on page 199.
Today we wrote the Evolution Unit test. Next we took notes on Taxonomy. The Power Point is HERE to go along with it.
Finally we did a Taxonomy Tour of the Greenbelt. Have a great weekend!
Today we reviewed for our Evolution Test by doing a practice test together. Next we reviewed some of the principles of natural selection and the three types of natural selection (disruptive, stabilizing and directional selection.
Finally we watched a video: What Darwin Never Knew