Below are the resources we are using to learn about the peppered moth.
Use the following links to help you research adaptations specific to an certain animal. Follow the guidelines on the criteria handout and use the organizer to for notes and rough sketches .
The following link takes you to an amazing story of how plants have adapted to predators. This is an example of mutualism - the condition where different species exist in a relationship that is beneficial to each other. Also attached is the assignment that goes along with it.
We discussed the basics of evolution and natural selection and the classification of life. Keep these things in mind as we move through the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras.
This reading gives a good overview of the precambrian era of earth's history, the longest by far. There is also a link to the excellent documentary: First Life.
As we continue to build our geologic timelines, we take a look at the mass extinctions in Earth's history.
We started our geologic timeline project today. This is a fun one that has students model the history of the Earth and label important points in the development of life on Earth.
We are doing a 3-day robotics unit using the Space Challenge Mission Mat. See the LEGO Robotics tab for the tutorials that we used during our main unit. Below is an example of the missions to program.
We are looking at Wegener's early continental drift hypothesis and the evidence that finally proved that his ideas were for the most part correct: the continents were moving. In this activity, we graph ocean floor depth data and see features emerge on the ocean floor.
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