Friday April 17th

1. Discuss “What is Energy?” Lab
2. Energy Presentation
1. Terms: Energy, Work, Potential, Kinetic
2. Potential vs Kinetic (review)
3. Forms of energy notes (MRS CHEN)

Where does energy come from? Energy Pathways Lab

Monday April 13th

Learning extensions:

1. Foldscope investigation
1. check out a Foldscope, record your observations
1. Identify...what is it you are looking at?
2. Sketch it or take a picture
3. Ask questions about what your are looking at--be curious
4. Conduct research and share it
2. Project Budburst
1. Identify a bud that is just beginning to leaf out and that you can visit everyday from the same distance/perspective
2. Take a picture from the same position every day for 14 days
3. Put pictures on a slideshow (can use Google presentation) and post to your blog

Share Biomimicry projects!

Friday April 10th

WU--Foldscope activity published...want to check one out?  See Mrs. Koller

Aha connections page: Evolution

I learned that in evolution…

The process of evolution…

1. Biomimicry Project: written explanation of research/invention: typed and handed in, paragraph structure
2. Work time on model and explanation, due Monday

Wednesday April 8th

1. Reflection from yesterday’s activity
2. Sci Girls: Mother Natures Shoes
3. Biomimicry project
4. Biomimicry Examples

Art and Biomimicry:  The Fibonacci Sequence,

The Secret of Trees

LINKS TO More BIOMIMICRY RESOURCES

Videos:

TED Talk

Waterproof fabrics (from cell test)

Biomimicry Video: Copying our way to Conservation

NOVA Biomimicry….Making Stuff Wilder

Websites:

Ask Nature

14 Biomimicry examples

April 1st

Wednesday

Wu- Correct worksheet from yesterday..

1. So how did humans evolve?

         Evolution:  -video

    2. What is the difference between an ancestor and relative?

3. Peppered Moth (worksheet) in PLL lab

Homework:

#1 Complete moth sheet 1-7 only

#2 Evolution Quiz (What is Evolution, Evidence of Evolution, How does it work)

Tuesday March 31st

Tuesday

Boot Survey, what size boot do you wear?

Evolution: WU-How does evolution work?

Evolution Webquest (worksheet given)

The majoring driving forces behind Evolution:

Variation, Selection, Time

-Natural selection

-Struggle for existence

-Variation of phenotype

-Reproduction

-Heredity, inheritance of traits

Example (if we get to it)

1. Peppered Moth (worksheet)

Monday March 30th

Monday

Wu- basketball update

Return DNA quizzes

1. Evidence of Evolution- Anatomy work time

Intro: Evolution: WU-How does evolution work?

Evolution Webquest (worksheet given)

How does evolution happen?

1. Variation of traits (Meiosis)
2. Time
3. Natural Selection (Major driving force)
1. Genetic variation
2. Overpopulation
3. Struggle for existence (survival of the fittest)
4. Differential survival and reproduction (whoever survives passes along the traits)