Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - B DAY

Objective:
Students will . . .
produce a hierarchial concept map given a list of words in order to evaluate the idea of descent with modification.

Warm Up:

• In Activity Groups (Groups from the Darwin Newspaper Activity)
• Ch. 22 Concept Map
• Cut out the provided terms and begin developing a concept map from the terms.   

Classwork:

• Review Warm Up
• Wrap up Excel Tutorial 
• Work on Beak Adaptation Lab
• Work on Darwin Newspaper Activity 
• Wrap Up Ch. 23 -- Notes, "Descent with Modification" 
• Exit Ticket -- Write a short paragraph explaining why your group arranged the terms as they did.

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Homework:

• Excel Tutorial Due 8/30/12
• Complete any finishing touches on "Darwin Makes the Front Page" Activity due 9/4/12.
• Complete the AP Biology Essential Knowledge Student Diagnostic for Big Idea #1 due 8/29/12.
• Beak Adaptation Lab Final Drafts due Friday - 8/30/12
• Study Flashcards

SAT Words:  

Monday, August 27 – ABHOR (v.) – to hate, loathe
The students abhor the fresh fruit offered by the cafeteria because they would rather have
French fries.

Tuesday, August 28 – ABJECT (adj.) – of the most miserable or contemptible kind
Dickens often uses characters who live in abject poverty because he wants to reflect the
conditions of Victorian England.

Wednesday, August 29 – ABORT (v.) – to give up unfinished
The student aborted his extended essay because he lost interest in the topic that he had
selected.

Thursday, August 30 – ABRIDGE (v.) – to shorten, to cut down
Newspapers often abridge the contents of articles so that they fit the required space.

Friday, August 31 – ABROGATE (v.) – to abolish, often by authority
The Student Government Association tried to abrogate the uniform policy.


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