Science Classroom Connection

Students: Remember per our class discussion that we will be having a bellwork test on Tuesday, December 17, 2019.

Make sure that you bring your own notebook to class that day, since no passes or using others’ notebook will be permitted.

The classroom teacher highly recommends that you cross-check your notebook with other classmates in your own section to make sure that you’re all set for this coming Tuesday, since you will be allowed to use your notebook on this particular type of test to determine how well on-task you have been since October 14 through December 13, 2019.

The test format will be just like the previous one we had a couple of months ago!

As a reminder for this coming Wednesday, you need to review your study guide handout as well as go over the summary table for the unit to refresh your memory on the key concepts and ideas that we have discussed and reinforced in class throughout the past couple of months.

Remember that you will not be asked to define vocabulary directly, but you will be expected to know them so that you can apply them in various situations on the test, as you will read and analyze data and various informational topics, based on the ideas that you have learned in class thus far.

Note that the features of the organism bed bug were simply used as a matter of conveniency to facilitate the scientific learning process, since it could have been any other organism to learn these ideas and concepts!

Many of you have failed to complete your summative C.E.R. on natural selection. Print the attachment provided below and redo it and turn it in on Monday, December 02, 2019.

Attention all students: Make sure that bring with you to class your article on Natural Selection from last week (No copy replacement will be given out), since we will be working on Box 3 of the Close and Critical Reading strategy. Many students have expressed a concern regarding Box 3, in that it is much more challenging than the other three boxes, that many of you have become familiar with over the past couple of months.

Students: Since we are done with the new material in Unit 8.1, Lesson 4, we will be having a short summative evaluation, based on what we have learned, in general. Your evaluation will be basically to analyze data of different animal groups through various temperature ranges that have been influenced by climate change over time. In other words, you will examine the data on a graph on the evaluation and then analyze it by answering a set of four (4) questions.

As far as studying for this evaluation, I simply recommend that you read over your Summary Table for Lesson 4 that was completed in class on Friday.

Yes, First Hour did not complete Box D in the Summary Table, but if you review the article we did in class on Friday on whether bed bugs can adapt to heat treatment, you will be fine!

This is simply a reminder and that is: Yes, you do have homework, like any other evening. Tonight’s homework is simply re-read the article on the Field Mustard plant, examine the graph carefully – ONCE AGAIN – and redo the questions orally or written, whatever helps you master the material. And yes, trust your classroom teacher, as your tonight’s work will definitely pay off on your bellwork tomorrow!

For those students who did not complete the summaries for both articles, you will have a chance during the week of December 09, 2019 . Make a note of it in your ISN. Also, your ISN evaluation will take place between December 13 and December 19, 2019. Be prepared and have all completed assignments, since your ISN will be spot-checked, which means several selected assignments will be verified for your score.

Answer the following questions in complete sentences by restating the question in your answer. Do NOT write the question.

1) How did the population change after reproduction happened?

2) How does the environment affect the dominant traits observed in the population?

3) What would happen if only forks existed in the population and the environment changed from soft seeds (marshmallows) to hard seeds (dry beans)?

4) What would happen to the population if all the individuals were forks?

5) Imagine there is a third type of utensil called sporks that are super efficient at collecting all types of seeds. However, sporks aren’t able to produce offspring. What would happen to this trait in the population?

Using your ISN notes, complete one Frayer model for each of the following sixteen (16) terms or concepts IN YOUR ISN. Remember that you need that four (4) variables in a Frayer model that includes a definition, a characteristic/description/property, example, and non-example.

RESISTANCE

TRAIT

MUTATION

GENETIC CODE

GENE

PROTEIN

GENOME

POPULATION

ADAPTATION

NATURAL SELECTION

DISTRIBUTION (of traits)

HERITABLE

PREDOMINANT

EVOLUTION

RECESSIVE TRAIT

DOMINANT TRAIT