Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - A DAY

Objective:
Students will . . .
complete a chapter assessment in order to demonstrate their understanding of the theme of evolution and descent with modification.


Warm Up:

• Announcement:  Ch. 23 Notes will be collected at a later time due to today's exam.  Definitions for this chapter can be seen on Friday's post.  I will announce their due date at a later time. 
• Begin Exam
• Take note of Homework handouts

Classwork:

• Exam Ch. 22

Homework:

• Please bring a photo-capable phone, camera or other mobile device for tomorrow's lab.  You will be taking pictures during your lab experience.
• Read over/highlight/take notes on the Pre-lab "Natural Selection"
• Complete the Pre-Laboratory Questions
• Discuss with your lab group the following roles and who will fill each role:
• Notetaker/Photographer (responsible for taking notes/data during lab investigation)
• Materials Manager (responsible for securing any and all lab equipment and supplies)
• Time Manager (responsible for keeping the group focused and on task, also is responsible for keeping track of time)
• Spokesperson (responsible for knowing every detail of the lab and for presenting any findings to the class)

• Important sites:  USGS Utah Water Science Center

• Look up the following website and identify a few facts about the Great Salt Lake.  For example, why is it so salty?

• Look up the following organisms via a Google Image search and provide a colored sketch for each of the following:
• Artemia
• Hutchinsoniella
• Daphnia
• Triops
• Lepidurus
• Limnadia
• Lynceus

• On the same sheet of paper, write up and be prepared to explain he following terms:
• Ice Age
• Natural Selection
• Extant
• Salinity
• Speciation
• Phylogenetic Tree
• Cladogram
• Arthropods
• Diapause
• sulfuric acid
• calcium carbonate
• Independent variable
• dependent variable
• carbonate hardness
• acid rain
• carapace

Lab Groups

SAT Words:  

Tuesday, September 4 – ABSCOND (v.) – to sneak away and hide
Huckleberry Finn wanted to abscond from civilization.

Wednesday, September 5 – ABUNDANT (adj.) – in great numbers
After a week of heavy rain, the mosquitoes were very abundant in the back yard.

Thursday, September 6 – ACCEDE (v.) – to agree
The student finally acceded to his teacher’s advice to study thoroughly for the final exms.

Friday, September 7 – ACCENTUATE (v.) – to emphasize, highlight
The Counselor accentuated the importance of a good introductory essay when applying
for college admittance.


Announcements:
Remind Mrs. Berkeley to distribute the Root Word Lists (the first set will be given as a quiz).  

Don't forget to purchase your Princeton Review Guides, the release is scheduled for September 7, 2012.

Important Links:

www.tinyurl.com/thebuzzwithberk

www.tinyurl.com/berkeleysymbaloo

www.edmodo.com -- Group Access 9nr351

twitter:  @thebuzzwithberk
study chat room:  www.todaysmeet.com/apbiostudysession

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