Build-A-Bird Written Requirements

Build-a-Bird Requirements

1.   Fold your paper in half.

• Left side: Description of your bird and how it is adapted to its environment.
• Right side: Your bird drawing.

2.   Design a bird using the parts handed out to you on the paper.

• You can either trace a bird or draw your own.
• Your bird can be actual bird or an imaginary bird.

3.   Draw the environment in which your bird would reside.

4.   Written requirements:

• You must address in grammatically and mechanically correct paragraphs how your bird is adapted to its environment.
• You must address in 1 paragraph per structure listed (5-7 sentences):

1. Introductory paragraph (introduce your bird and where it lives)
2. Head shape
3. Tail shape
4. Feet shape
5. Beak shape (with food source)
6. Color

 

April 30

April 30th

Agenda:

1. Finish video
2. Begin Build-A-Bird

H.W.: None

Journal: After listening to the arguements on where birds evolved from, state what side you think is correct and why. Cite specific evidence from the video to support your thoughts.

April 29

April 29th

Agenda: Nova video on Dinosaurs

H.W.: Get a good night's rest for testing tomorrow.

Journal: What is comparative anatomy and what is it used for? Provide an example.

April 26

April 26th

Agenda:

1. First half of class: finish up vocab chart, 7.2 worksheet, and complete the left side of 7.2 lecture notes.
2. Correct 7.2 worksheet.

H.W.: None

Journal: What is the fossil record? What information can we get from the fossil record?

April 24

April 24th

Agenda:

1. Finish vocab chart
2. Chapter 7.2 worksheet

H.W.: None

Journal:
Describe the different types of fossils and what kinds of information scientists can get from them.

April 23

April 23rd

Agenda:

1. Finish 7.2 Notes
2. 7.2 Vocab chart

H.W.: None

Journal:What types of evidence is used to develop and support the theory of evolution?

April 22

April 22

Agenda:

1. 7.2 Lecture Notes

H.W.: None

Journal:
What kinds of things do organisms compete for? Give an example of each.

April 19

April 19th

Agenda:

1. Beak lab analysis and conclusion: Due EOP

H.W.: None

Journal:
What did you learn in yesterday's lab?

April 18

April 18th

Agenda:

1. Pass "Observing Traits" adaptation lab to the end of your row
2. Bird Beak Adaptation lab

H.W.: None

Journal: Did you go to the Medieval Festival? If yes, tell me about it. If no, tell me what your evening was like.

April 17

April 17th

Agenda:

1. Trebuchet Contest
2. Adaptation Lab

H.W.: Finish adaptation lab.

Journal:
Identify 3 observations that Darwin made on his journey while on the HMS Beagle.

5th Period Adaptation Reflection

Why is adaptation important for natural selection?

·    Support your opinion/ideas with evidence collected from the video, your textbook, your IAN, etc.

·    Minimum 1 grammatically/mechanically correct paragraph.

o Introductory sentence

o Supporting body sentences (with evidence)

o Concluding sentence.

·    2^nd Paragraph (extra credit): Make connections to previous units/activities/videos.

April 16

April 16th

1. Collect 7.1 worksheet (periods 3 and 5 only)
2. Finish Beauty of Ugly video
3. Left side of IAN for today's video
4. 7.1 worksheet (period 2 only)

H.W.: None

Journal:
One snowy night, Sherlock Holmes was in his house sitting by a fire. All of a sudden a snowball came crashing through his window, breaking it.
Holmes got up and looked out the window just in time to see three neighborhood kids who were brothers run around a corner. Their names were John Crimson, Mark Crimson and Paul Crimson.
The next day Holmes got a note on his door that read "? Crimson. He broke your window."
Which of the three Crimson brothers should Sherlock Holmes question about the incident?

April 15

April 15th

Agenda:

1. Correct chapter 7.1 assessment questions
2. Beauty of Ugly video

H.W.: Chapter 7.1 worksheet (due tomorrow) Trebuchets due on Wednesday.

Journal:
What are variations and how do they affect natural selection?

April 12

April 12th

Agenda:

1. Foldable- Due EOP
2. Compare and contrast worksheet- Due EOP
3. Chapter 7.1 vocab chart
4. Chapter 7.1 section assessment

H.W.: Any of the assignments that you weren't able to finish in class become homework and are due on Monday.

Journal:
What is an adaptation? Give three examples of adatations.

April 11, 2013

April 11th

Agenda:

1. Notes on 7.1

H.W.: Read the rest of the chapter and summarize it for someone in your home.

Journal:
Who was Charles Darwin? Why was he important?

April 10, 2013

April 10th

Agenda:

1. Finish Galapagos movie
2. Read/notes on 7.1

H.W: Read pages 224-226 and summarize what you read to someone at home tonight.

Journal:
What do the following words have in common?
Banana
Dresser
Grammar
Potato
Revive
Uneven
Voodoo

April 9, 2013

April 9th

Agenda:

1. Galapagos Island video; take notes

H.W.: None

Journal:
Take the given words, and by moving a single letter from one word to the other, make a pair of synonyms, or near synonyms. For example, given: Boast - Hip, move the 's' from 'Boast' to 'Hip' creating two synonyms: Boat - Ship.

1. Our - Start
2. Strip - Tumble
3. Clause - Idea
4. Cash - Broom
5. Plight - Lam

April 8, 2013

April 8th
Agenda:

1. Collect work
2. Chapter 5.4 Test on protein synthesis
3. KWL Chapter 7.1

H.W.: None

Journal: make sure you provide reasoning for your answer.
Apparently, one side of a cat has more hair. The findings of the Swedish scientific establishment have been corroborated by a special inquiry by the BB Feline Federation. Many hair counts were taken of the side in question and it was consistently found to have more hair. The scientists determined that more hair was required on this side to insulate the cat from the elements while it was lying down. Perhaps you would like to examine a cat to confirm the findings. Before you do, can you guess which side of a cat has more hair?

Due on Monday

IAN Due Monday April 8^th:

BINGO Reflection:

How did playing this game help you understand the process of protein synthesis? Use examples to support your idea.

 

Snork Reflection:

Connect self, textbook,  or connect to world. How does protein synthesis apply to yourself? Where is there evidence of protein synthesis in the world around you? Why is protein synthesis an important and necessary process?

 

5.4 Cornell Notes #1 Protein Synthesis (left side), 5.4 Cornell Notes #2- Protein Synthesis Mutations (left side), Sentence Creation Lab (left side).

April 5

April 5th
Agenda:

1. Snork Reflection
2. Chapter 5.4 Worksheet

H.W.: Finish worksheet.

Journal: Describe protein synthesis.

April 4, 2013

April 4th

Agenda:

1. Creating a Snork (put into your IAN)
2. Chapter 5.4 Worksheet
3. Get your binder stamped for test retake today.

H.W.: Finish Worksheet

Journal:

Find a short hidden message in the list of words below.

carrot fiasco nephew spring rabbit
sonata tailor bureau legacy corona
travel bikini object happen soften
picnic option waited effigy adverb
report accuse animal shriek esteem
oyster

April 3, 2013

April 3rd

Agenda:

1. Review/Correct W.S.
2. Finish reading chapter 5.4 (1st period)
3. Protein Synthesis BINGO
4. Important dates (write these in your binder reminder): 
1. IAN due on the day of the test (changed to next Monday) with left sides completed for Chapter 5.4 Parts 1 and 2, Protein Synthesis Lab Part 1 (yesterday), Protein Synthesis BINGO, and Protein Synthesis Lab Part 2. 
2. Test on chapter 5.4 will be Monday April 8th.
3. Chapter 5.1-5.3 Test retake on Thursday during tutorial.
4. We will start chapter 7 on Tuesday April 9th.
5. Trebuchets due on April 17th.
6. 5th Period only: 6th Graders are coming on May 10th, 4th Graders: TBA, 3rd graders: TBA

H.W.: Chapter 5.4 rreview worksheet, due tomorrow

Journal:
Brain teaser (everyone needs to try and write show evidence of trying by writing down their thought processes).

I had a lot of fun putting together the following list of words. Can you figure out the rule I used to develop the list? Once you do, have fun creating your own list!
mount, right, left, roll, mote, lick,
lass, over, rate, aunt, rill, arch,
oral, ever, pine, rice, tip, each,
team, rash, sage, ouch, edge, ray,
earn, any

April 2, 2013

April 2nd

Agenda:

1. Word/sentences activity
2. Finish reading/taking notes on Chapter 5.4
3. Codon Worksheet

H.W.: Finish Codon worksheet

Journal:

1. What would the mRNA sequence be for the following DNA strand: ATTCGAGAAT
2. What do you think would happen if one of the bases would accidently deleted? What would this ultimately affect. Take a guess if you don't know.