My Evolution Lesson Plan The Bird Beaks of the Galapagos

AP Biology Week # 1 BIG IDEA EVOLUTION

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The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life

Enduring Understanding 1.A. Change in the genetic makeup of a population over time is evolution 

Science as a Way of Thinking ________________________________________

This Week’s Lab: Assignment 1 Bird Beak Lab     

WATCH

HHMI Video The Origin of Species:  The Bird Beaks http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/sorting-finch-species READ

Bird Beaks of the Galapagos  

Reading "Bird Beaks" 

Online Connecting Concepts Natural Selection

**Click here for Worksheet for Lab  if absent first day of classes.  You will need to get data from a partner.

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Thematic Examples Online Activities.

Journal Articles to read "Flowering time in relation to climate change". . (Flowering time USA Today Article 

2 Article Annotations HW (10 pts)

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3 Sorting Finch Species Virtual Lab (25 pts)

http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/evolution-action-data-analysis 

TO READ:  Chapter 22 “Descent with Modification:  A Darwinian View of Life

Chapter 22 Reading Guide DUE  25 pts 

4 Reading Guide

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Online Interactive Notebook Activities:  

1. Open and make a copy of the Google Template T Chart from this Link 
2. Use this website to create a T chart contrasting Homologous/AnalagousTurn in your chart here.  
3. Make a copy of a shareable link from your T Chart
4. Paste the URL in the assignment HERE 3 T Chart Contrasting Homologous/Analagous 

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 Assessments

 Review Activity with a Partner :  Write a 4 Question quiz  trade/take/trade/grade.  

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Take Week 1 Quiz Ch 22 Darwin

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Summative Assessment:  Individual Argument for Evolution paper (50 pts) 

Outline/Annotated Bibliography 6  Choose either an outline or annotated bibliography format to use as a pre-write activity.  (15 points)

Rough Draft 7  (10 points)

Final Draft  8  (25 points)

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GO  BEYOND:

Examine hominid fossils 

Human Evolution - Skull Analysis GIZMO Explore Learning

Begin The Beak of the FINCH:  A story of Evolution in Our Time

Begin The Origin of the Species:  Charles Darwin

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GO BACK:   VOCABULARY FLASHCARDS   Chapter 22 Quizlet   

SCIENTIST OF THE WEEK!  Charles Darwin

Research BioInteractive Series Origin of Species