7th Grade Life Science
– April 29 –May 3
Objectives:
1. State how Darwin explained variations among similar species.
2. Explain how natural selection leads to evolution.
3. Explain the role of genes in evolution.
4. Describe how new species form.
5. Describe how most fossils form.
6. Explain what the fossil record reveals about extinction and evolution.
7. Describe two theories about how fast evolution occurs.
8. State evidence that shows relationships among groups of organisms living on Earth.
9. Describe how scientists classify organisms and place them on branching trees.
DAY IN CLASS HOMEWORK
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Mon 4/29 |
Complete scavenger hunt 8.5 |
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Tue 4/30 |
Read Chapter 8 section 5 |
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Wed 5/1 |
LAB: Drawing Fossils Video preview Changes over Time |
Complete Fossil Drawings |
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Thu 5/2 |
Finish Lab As Time Goes By |
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Fri 5/3 |
Finish Lab Fossil Timeline |