Teacher: E. Vásquez Subject: Life Science Date:Oct 28- Nov. 1, 2013
Mazapan G.A.N.A.G. Lesson Plan 2013-2014
/ Standard / Goal / Access Prior Knowledge / New Information / Apply Knowledge / Generalize/ Goal Review/ GradeMonday / Focus Standard:
Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interaxct with each other and their environment. / Learn about the role of adaptaion in the evolutionary process / S. list 10 animal adaptations that they are aware of. / Watch Amazing Animal Adaptations- Miracle of Nature Series / S. ISN note taking / Exit Slip
Describe 2 adaptations you had never seen before, that were shown in the documentary.
Supporting Standards:
S3A, S3Aa,S3Ab,S3Ac,S3AgS3D,S3Da,S3Db,S4Ac
Tuesday / Focus Standard:
Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interaxct with each other and their environment. / Identify the evidence from living species that supports the theory that species descended from other species over time. / Refer s. to pg. 208 Q/
Does this bird fly?
A/
No, it is a flightless cormorants. It’s wings are underdeveloped for flight / Finish watching documentary
Read aloud and discuss the biological evidence of evolution pg. 208-214 / S. ISN notetaking
HW: LR 3 pg. 215
Bring materials for chapter foldable project / Exit Slip
Relate 4 areas of study that provide evidence of relationships between living things and extinct species
Supporting Standards:
S3A, S3Aa,S3Ab,S3Ac,S3AgS3D,S3Da,S3Db,S4Ac
Wednesday / Focus Standard:
Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interaxct with each other and their environment. / Learn about the role of adaptaion in the evolutionary process
dentify the evidence from living species that supports the theory that species descended from other species over time. / Have students distinguish extinction from biological evolution / S. work on chapter 6 foldable project
HW: Ch 6 review pg. 220-221 / Exit Slip
Describe the difference between Relative-Age Dating and Absolute-Age Dating
Supporting Standards:
S3A, S3Aa,S3Ab,S3Ac,S3AgS3D,S3Da,S3Db,S4Ac
Thursday / Focus Standard:
Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interaxct with each other and their environment. / Learn about the role of adaptaion in the evolutionary process
dentify the evidence from living species that supports the theory that species descended from other species over time. / Q/ Why was the discovery of genes a powerful support to Darwin’s theory of natural selection?
A/
Genes are the source of mutation that produced the variations upon which Darwin’s theory relies on. / S. Independet Work on Worksheets
Supporting Standards:
S3A, S3Aa,S3Ab,S3Ac,S3AgS3D,S3Da,S3Db,S4Ac
Friday / Focus Standard:
Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interaxct with each other and their environment. / Learn about the role of adaptaion in the evolutionary process
dentify the evidence from living species that supports the theory that species descended from other species over time. / Q/ How are natural selection and selective breeding related?
A/
Changes caused by selective breeding are similar to those caused by natural selection. / Ch 6 Review
Quiz- next Monday
Test –next Tuesday
Supporting Standards:
S3A, S3Aa,S3Ab,S3Ac,S3AgS3D,S3Da,S3Db,S4Ac
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