1 / 9

Class Rules and Evolution Exploration

In this class, students are expected to follow rules such as no talking while the teacher is speaking, staying focused, raising hand to be called upon, and no cellphone use. The class will also explore the concept of evolution through reading, note-taking, and a video resource.

shimes
Download Presentation

Class Rules and Evolution Exploration

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. DO NOW Please write down the following class rules in DO NOW!! 1) NO Talking while Ms. Trusso/student is talking 2) Focus and remain on task 3) Raise Hand – wait to be called upon NO OUTBURSTS – sit in assigned seat 4) NO CELL PHONE, NO TEXTING during class Breaking rules will result in 1) warning 2) removal from class with phone call home

  2. Class Day • Read, How Whales Walked Into The Sea • by Faith McNulty • Concept Map of Evolution • Notes on Charles Darwin • Homework – Read Chapter 15 and define, draw or put on flash cards the vocabulary words

  3. Evolution

  4. Today • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/teachstuds/svideos.html

  5. Voyage of the Beagle • Started from England and traveled to South America, spent time in the Galapagos Islands, around Africa to New Zealand Australia, across the Indian Ocean around Africa and back up to Europe. • What did Charles Darwin, Naturalist, observe?

  6. Charles Darwin Observed • Patterns of diversity • Animals well suited for environment • Patterns where animals were found • Living Organisms and Fossils • Why had so many animals disappeared?

  7. Charles Darwin Observed • Galapagos Islands – Land Masses held similar but different species of many different animals.

  8. Giant Tortoises of the Galápagos Islands Section 15-1 Pinta Tower Marchena Pinta IslandIntermediate shell James Fernandina Santa Cruz Isabela Santa Fe Hood Island Saddle-backed shell Floreana Hood Isabela Island Dome-shaped shell

  9. Observations • Diverse species • Fossil evidence of organisms resembling living species • Land masses contain different types of similar animals. • What would you conclude????

More Related