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INDEP. 3 . How do species evolve?. Time is now up for the Do Now!. One. F ive. Two. Three. Four. minute(s) for Do Now. S ix. By the bell: In your assigned seat Working on Do Now at voice level 0 Voice level 1 acceptable only to ask clarifying questions
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INDEP 3. How do species evolve? Time is now up for the Do Now! One Five Two Three Four minute(s) for Do Now Six • By the bell: • In your assigned seat • Working on Do Now at voice level 0 • Voice level 1 acceptable only to ask clarifying questions • Use hand signals to communicate w/Mr. Linehan @MrLinehan HW or study questions?
WHOLE Agenda • WHOLE: Do now review • COOP: A story of bunnies • WHOLE: Movie – Darwin and his finches • COOP/WHOLE: Mutating students • WHOLE: Mini-lecture on natural selection • INDEP: Chapter 13, section 1 • Exit
WHOLE The Do Now.Let’s review.
WHOLE By the end of the period… • Be able to describe how some random mutations are advantageous to individuals in a species • Important vocab: • Population • Adaptation • Natural selection
COOP A story of rabbits • Each of you receives a bunny • You play the role of that bunny • A classmate will read a story to you, and some of you (sadly) will die • You may dramatically die, but jump back to your seat • Those of you who die will receive a new card
WHOLE How is the new population different?
COOP Who can eat more? • Let’s give some of your classmates random mutations • We’ll take volunteers • Who will be able to get the most food?
Vocab 1: natural selection WHOLE The process in which individuals that have physical or behavioral traits better suited to an environment reproduce more and spread those traits in a population Natural selection Fast antelopes can outrun lions and survive to have more kids than slow ones People like Mr. Linehan with bad eyesight can see the lions and still escape because of our glasses!
Vocab 2: populations WHOLE A group of individuals of a single species in an area that have the possibility of mating Populations The human population of St. Louis All the ants on the earth
Vocab 3: adaptation WHOLE A mutation that helps some members of a population survive more often than others Adaptations A chameleon’s ability to camouflage itself People like Mr. Linehan with bad eyesight can see the lions and still escape because of our glasses!
WHOLE The bottom line: natural selection
Practice problems INDEP • Read chapter 13, section 1 (pgs. 276-282) • Complete review questions 1-5 on page 282 of the textbook • Be ready to turn this page in individually!
WHOLE Exit procedures • Wait for your table to be called • Chairs pushed in • Area cleaned up • Nothing left in the room! • Get today’s participation score, MissionBucks, and afternoon passes from Mr. Linehan