1. This week’s HW: Variation and Adaptations – Due FRIDAY
January 30th, 2017
DO NOW
Prompt
What type of environment would
you predict this plant lives in?
Reminders:
--Tutorials to improve grades
--Voice levels at 0 during Do Now
This week’s HW: Variation and Adaptations – Due FRIDAY

2. ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
How does human activity affect ground water and surface water
OBJECTIVES:
Colorado River Alliance Lessons

3. Colorado River Alliance
Continue with lessons
Colorado River Alliance

4. January 31st, 2017
DO NOW
Prompt
If you were to create a new breed out of two of the breeds below, what would it look like, and what would you call it?
Reminders:
--Adaptations Twitter project due Feb. 6th

5. ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
How does human activity affect ground water and surface water
OBJECTIVES:
Colorado River Alliance Lessons

6. Colorado River Alliance
Continue with lessons
Colorado River Alliance

7. DO NOW How are natural selection and selective breeding different?
Date:
2/1 and 2/2
Q: How have humans influenced the traits that organisms pass on to their offspring?
How are natural selection and selective breeding different?

8. Adaptations Twitter Project
For this assignment, you will create a poster with a tweet and a picture of an organism of your choice
Read over project requirements
Due Friday, February 10th – NO EXCEPTIONS!

9. Adaptations Twitter Project
@giraffe2014: My long neck allows me to reach the leaves on the tallest trees #naturalselection #adaptation #survival

10. Adaptations Twitter Project
@prettyliltulip: Rocky soil or clay? Harsh winters? My #bulb keeps me stable and well fed #sorryotherflowers

11. Adaptations Twitter Project
@sleepybrownbear: Just woke up from hibernating, feeling hungry but alive #justanotherwinter

12. Adaptations Twitter Project
@baldyeagle: Hey little mouse, don’t make me spread my wings because you know I am an incredible hunter #hollowbones #sharpvision

13. ENGAGE:
Corpse Flower

14. EXPLORE:
Plant Adaptation Sort: Match the Picture with: -Name of the Plant -Description of the Adaptation -Description of the Environment

15. Iris
This plant has a “bulb”. This feature serves as a food source when this species lies dormant in colder weather. It allows it to survive and bloom in the spring
This species is commonly found in gardens in the United States

16. Baobab Tree
The trunk of this tree is hollow inside and can store up to 120,000 liters of water. The bark is like cork and is fire resistant. The fruit is called “monkey bread” and has lots of Vitamin C.
This tree is native to Madagascar and can survive the constant droughts there.

17. Bee Orchid
The flower of this plant resembles or mimics a bee. Bees are attracted to the flower because they think it is a female bee. They then pollinate the flower.
These flowers live in Europe and Asia.

18. Saguaro Cactus
This tree like cactus can grow as tall as 70 feet. During rains the cactus will swell up and hold the water that it collects, to use slowly during times without rain.
This cactus grows in Saguaro Desert in Arizona and Northern Mexico.

19. Yucca
This plant has sharp hard leaves that help protect it against consumers. This plant also has flowers that bloom when there is enough rain so insects will pollinate it.
This plant grows in the deserts of the Trans Pecos Ecoregion (Big Bend).

20. Plant Adaptations
Plant Adaptations

21. Corn Cob Comparison

22. Corn Reading: Selective Breeding
The Evolution of Corn

23. Selective Breeding aka Artificial Selection
Super Cows

24. Natural Selection vs Selective Breeding
VENN DIAGRAM: Pg
Natural Selection vs Selective Breeding

25. Video
HUGE Texas Beehive! A man is called to a vacant home to extract a massive beehive.

26. Genetically Modified Foods
Partner Read the Article
Answer the questions with your partner.
Be prepared to share.

27. Video
Neil Says “Chill out” When the video ends, talk to your group about whether you believe Neil, or whether GMOs are something that should not be continued. Back up your argument with examples.

28. DO NOW Describe Selective Breeding in your own words. Bonus:
Feb. 3rd
DO NOW
Prompt
Describe Selective Breeding in your own words.
Bonus:
Do you know another name for it?
Reminders:
--Adaptations Twitter project due Feb. 6th

29. ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
How have humans influenced the traits that organisms pass on to their offspring?
OBJECTIVES:
-Finish Bee Breeding
-Finish GMO Reading

30. Unit Test
Voice zero
When you are finished you may read or do any classwork silently