Shark Finning

Watch these video and answer questions.


https://www.playposit.com/play/684364/Gordon-Ramsey-Shark-Finning

Great Transformations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfHxu8sk6bs

Darwin vs. Lamarke Two Theories of Change

I think you will find the following links useful in answering the writing prompts.  The assignment is due Friday.

Evolution writing prompt!

Respond to the following writing prompts.   Be sure to include supporting details.  Be specific.  You need to write between a half a page and a page to answer this.  You may use the textbook CH 4 and/or the internet as a resource. 

1. Who would have agreed with the following statement? “Elephants stretched their noses and passed on the long nose trait until their descendants had a long nose called a trunk."
2. Who would have agreed with the following statement?  “Elephants with longer noses were able to survive and have more offspringthan elephants with shorter noses.” 
3. Who would have agreed with the following statement?  “Elephants’ noses have changed over time.”
4. Compare and Contrast Lamarke’s Theory and Darwin’s Theory 
5. Links:
   
   
   Lamarke
   
   
   http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/history_09
   
   
   http://necsi.edu/projects/evolution/lamarck/lamarck/lamarck_lamarck.html
   
   
   Darwin
   
   
   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/course/session2/explain_c_pop2.html
   
   
   http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/history_14

Whale Kiosk

Click Here

Cells Alive

Cells Alive!!
Choose a plant or animal cell
Move cursor over an organelle and see what its function is.

In the Valley of the Wolves

Watch the video and be able to answer the following:

1. How do wolves behaviors help them to survive? Give examples
2. How do wolves communicate? Give examples of vocal, body language, etc.
3. Describe the social structure of the wolf pack.

Inside Nature's Giants - Hippo

Watch the video about hippos and find at least 5 physical adaptations they have to help them survive in their environment. In addition, observe the hippos and find evidence that shows they are mammals.

Inside Nature's Giants - Crocodile

Watch Inside Nature's Giants - Crocodile and make a list of ten adaptations crocodiles have. Be prepared to explain how each adaptation works.

The Thin Green Line

Watch the video: The Thin Green Line and answer the following prompts.

1. What problems are frogs and other amphibians facing?
2. Why are amphibians suffering more than other animals?
3. Why are frogs considered to be indicator species?
4. How can people help?
5. Why is it important to save frogs?

Shark Finning

Watch the two videos on shark finning and respond to the following prompts:

• What is shark finning?
• How do you feel about it?
• Find at least 3 reasons why people should continue the practice of shark finning or put a stop to shark finning?

Echinoderm Notes

Complete the echinoderm notes and answer the exit questions at the end. Complete the echinoderm notes by clicking the link below:

Echinoderm Notes

The Problem with Bees

Read at least two of the articles and watch the full length video. Then respond to the prompts in a google doc that you will share with me. Bee sure to share it with me today!

Articles (Pick 2):

• A Bee Mogul Confronts the Crisis in his Field

• Lawmakers Considering Pesticide Restrictions to Limit Bee Die-offs

• Bee Optimistic: This Drone Can Pollinate Even if all the Bees Die

• Saving Struggling Bee Populations Focus of Lake County Seminar

Video: Silence of the Bees (Watch! - I suggest using earbuds)

Prompts:(Bee specific, use examples and/or statistics to support your answers!)

1. Why are bees important? 
2. What problem are bees facing? 
3. How could the bee problem affect the environment?
4. How could the bee problem affect people?
5. How are people trying to solve the problem? 

I am looking forward to some bee-utiful answers! Do your best!

The Arthropod Story

The Arthropod Story

Follow the link and complete the handout about arthropods.

Cuttlefish Camoflage

How do they change their appearance? Enjoy!

What is an Animal?

Take the online survey by clicking the link below:

Is this an animal?

Next, complete the Classification Activity. You may use wikipedia (their classification is good).

Classification Activity

Wolves - watch the video and answer the prompts

1. What is the problem?
2. Why is is happening?
3. What is its impact?
4. What can be done or is being done?
5. How does it impact society? me?

See the picture below:

Beavers a Keystone Species

Watch Leave it to Beavers. Answer the following prompts:

A keystone species is a species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically.

1. Why is the beaver a keystone species?

2. Why is the beaver an import animal to humans?

3. What would you do to manage beaver populations?

Evolution and theFlu

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1. How does the flu vaccine work?
2. Why do we need a new flu vaccine every year?
3. How is this similar to what we are learning about evolution?
4. How could a universal vaccine work?

Cheetahs...Super Evolved for What

Watch the video clip and see what cheetahs are evolved to do.
Then, find out what genetic "bottleneck" has affected cheetahs.  Be able to explain what the "bottleneck effect" is. 

Darwin vs. Lamarke Two Theories of Change

I think you will find the following links useful in answering the writing prompts.  The assignment is due Tues 9/1

Evolution writing prompt!

Respond to the following writing prompts.   Be sure to include supporting details.  Be specific.  You need to write between a half a page and a page to answer this.  You may use the textbook CH 4 and/or the internet as a resource. 

1. Who would have agreed with the following statement? “Elephants stretched their noses and passed on the long nose trait until their descendants had a long nose called a trunk."
2. Who would have agreed with the following statement?  “Elephants with longer noses were able to survive and have more offspringthan elephants with shorter noses.” 
3. Who would have agreed with the following statement?  “Elephants’ noses have changed over time.”
4. Compare and Contrast Lamarke’s Theory and Darwin’s Theory

Links:

Lamarke

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/history_09

http://necsi.edu/projects/evolution/lamarck/lamarck/lamarck_lamarck.html

Darwin

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/course/session2/explain_c_pop2.html

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/history_14

Whale Kiosk

Whale Kiosk

Go to the Whale Kiosk website and complete the packet. Enjoy!

Great Transformations

Watch the video, Great Transformations, and answer the following questions:

1. What are the scientists studying in this video?  What types of evidence are they looking at? (List as many as you can.  This question is ongoing throughout the video.)

2. What evidence supports the evolutionary history of whales? (List as many as you can.  This question is ongoing throughout the video.)

3. What is a transitional form?  What is an example of transitional form?

4. Why are scientists studying spines?

5. Why are scientists interested in different ways animals travel?

6. What evidence can you discuss that shows connections of all living things?  Give specific examples.

7. Give examples of signposts or key species in the “tree of life”.

8. What allowed major events in life history?

Cell Division: Mitosis and Meiosis

Practice following the steps in Mitosis and Meiosis using Cells Alive. Follow the links below. You will have to be able to compare and contrast Mitosis and Meiosis.

Mitosis

Meiosis

Complete the Venn Diagram in your notes.

Cells Alive

Cells Alive- Use this website to fill in the Cell Parts worksheet.