Tuesday, April 8, 2008

OBJECTIVE: Students will examine variation among organisms in order to recognize its importance in evolution.

WARM-UP: Interest Grabber 15-1

VOCABULARY:
1) Archaea
2) Archaebacteria
3) Eukarya
4) Protista
5) Fungi
6) Plantae
7) Animalia

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Review 15-1
3) Activity p. 368- Do Lima Beans Show Variation?
4) Review pictures/slides of organisms found on the Galápagos with class discussion of organisms and their adaptations. Students to share ideas in pairs.
5) Video on Darwin's expedition
6) Closure: What is evolution and how does it explain the fact that so
many plants and animals are well suited to the environment they
inhabit?

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None