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Mrs. Viveiros

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Mrs. Viveiros, L14

viveirosj@franklin.k12.ma.us

(508) 533-0322

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Welcome to the 2012-2013 school year!

This year, we'll explore the following life science and physical science units: human body systems, cell parts and functions, genetics, evolution and biodiversity, properties of matter, and chemistry.

by Allie Champlin

Week of February 11, 2013

Current Unit: Evolution & Biodiversity

Important Dates

Friday, 2/15: FHS Course Selection window CLOSES!

Weekly Objectives:

Heredity, Reproduction & Evolution Test

Your evolution test score is going to consist of 4 parts:

Toothpick fish activity (similar to Beak activity…hint, hint!)
Multiple choice questions
Vocabulary matching
One open response

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
11 A,B,C,D: Go over Beak activity	12 A,C,D: Review/ practice day	13 B: Review/ practice day A,C,D: Toothpick fish activity	14 B: Toothpick fish activity A&D: ORQ, multiple choice, matching	15 B&C: ORQ, multiple choice, matching

Vocabulary:

evolution
natural selection
homologous structure
common ancestor
species
speciation event

*be able to match terms and definitions, but also understand how to interpret and apply these terms in the context of evolutionary scenarios!

Multiple choice and ORQ:

major differences between asexual reproduction/mitosis and sexual reproduction/meiosis
given an evolution scenarios, be able to identify how/why species evolved/changed
describe how natural selection occurs within a species
identify homologous structures in images
evidence of evolution- types of evidence; apply evidence to make inferences about evolution/relationships
interpret branching trees to identify/describe evolutionary relationships among species

As you know, heredity, reproduction, and evolution are all connected. Be sure that you know the following:

understand and apply the terms: dominant, recessive, heterozygous, homozygous, allele
how to complete a Punnett square
how to fill in a meiosis diagram with allele symbols to show the inheritance through sexual reproduction
understand that in sexual reproduction offspring receive half of their genes from each parent/one allele for each trait from each parent

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Updated: February 11, 2013

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