Evolution Exam

The exam is now 28 multiple choice questions. 
Please log-onto Canvas and click on Quizzes for access to the exam.  You will need the code from me to begin the exam.

Review for Test

Helpful links to review for the test that is FRIDAY! :)

• Cengage (on-line textbook) Chapters 16, 17 & 18
• Mader Chapter 15
• Mader Chapter 16
• Mader Chapter 17
• Crash Course Biology "Natural Selection" episode
• Crash Course Biology "Speciation: of Ligers and Men" episode
• Crash Course Biology "Population Genetics: When Darwin met Mendel" episode
• Crash Course Biology "Taxonomy: Life's Filing System" episode
• Crash Course Biology "Evolution: It's a Thing" episode

Natural Selection PHET simulation

First, check your plants -- any flowers yet?

Second, click here to go over the directions for today's simulation.

Remember, you have to download the simulation in order for it to run.

Episode 2 of Becoming Human

We are going to watch Episode 2 "Birth of Humanity" of becoming human.

Please be sure that as you are checking your fast plants, you are continuing to collect data. Hopefully we will have flowers on Monday!

Finish up Becoming human, look at Chromosome Connections

Finish up all of the activities that go along with Becoming Human.  

Also, go through the "Chromosome Connections" (here is some helpful background info)-- this should add evidence to your conclusions.

Your final document should include

• video questions answered
• Questions from Building Bodies student directions answered
• Pictures from each part of the Building Bodies activity
• Conclusion paragraph(s) that includes
• what you learned from the video, building bodies activity & chromosome connections
• how it ties to larger biological concepts

Becoming Human

 "Becoming Human"

• Watch the video (linked above if needed, the link has transcripts at the bottom of the page)
• Answer the questions
• Review the background info for "Building Bodies"
• Get a kit and complete the assignment, following these directions 
• Envelope (ziploc bag) labeled "Part 1"  should include pieces labeled
• A, D, E, G, I, K, L, N, O, P, R, W
• Envelope (ziploc bag) labeled "Part 3" should include pieces labeled
• C, I, L, M, U, Y
• When the skeletons are put together correctly, the letters should spell out something to give you a hint as to which hominid the skeleton belongs to.

Finishing Guppies and Becoming Human

1st half of the block today

• Finish up the assignment for "Sex and the Single Guppy" (remember, only safari is now working with the simulation)

2nd half of the block

• moving onto "Becoming Human"
• Watch the video (linked above if needed)
• Answer the questions
• Review the background info for "Building Bodies"
• Get a kit and complete the assignment, following these directions

Mechanisms of Evolution

Click here for a document with objectives and tutorials to ensure that we all are on the same page when it comes to the concepts for "Mechanisms of Evolution"

Sex and the Single Guppy

Check your plants and record data, then . . . 


Sex and the single guppy is a simulation on the pbs.org evolution website (use firefox or safari, chrome is not playing nice with adobe flash today)

See below for instructions, or click here for a PDF

begin the lab

The goal today is to put together your apparatus and plant the fast plant seeds.  Each group will receive 6 seeds.  

Click here for the student version of the lab.