Biodiversity Unit

Biodiversity Unit

Chapters 26-34

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Tuesday, 8/31

Classwork

Arrange seating

Collect summer homework

Send me an email to my school email (shammack @lghs.net) from the email account you use daily and plan to use all year:

•Include in the subject heading: pd, full name, your email address.

Discuss Catalina Island Trip (Final money due Thursday- $245- Make out check to “LGHS- AP Biology”)

Biodiversity Lecture 1

Biodiversity Lecture 2

Show website and discuss accessing lectures, quiz hints, syllabus (“Green Sheet”), & schedule

Discuss Thursday’s quiz

Discuss getting a notebook and materials (15 dividers with tabs & 3 red ball point pens)

Announce $10 lab fee. Due no later than Friday.

Work on handout: Student Information Sheet: Getting to Know You

I need a TA- talk to me if you are interested.

Homework

Important reminder: For the entire year, if you see any homework listed on your schedule assume it is due the next day class meets unless otherwise indicated.

1. Listen to and learn: Biodiversity Lecture 3

2. Get Catalina Island trip final payment and bring it to school Thursday- $245- make out check to “LGHS- AP Biology”

3. Study for Quiz #1 (Covers lectures 1,2, &3, plus the syllabus: See Quiz Hints)

4. Get a three ring notebook, 15 dividers with tabs, and 3 red ball point pens by Friday

5. Write a short paragraph to prove to me that you have explored my website by telling me some cool things you discovered while “poking around” my website. Briefly explain why it is a valuable resource to use in the class and how you think you might use it this year

6. Bring a $10 lab fee.

7. Complete: Student Information Sheet: Getting to Know You

8. Bring the Cliffs AP Biology book

9. Sign up for Hammack’s AP Biology 2010-2011 Facebook Group.

10. Remember to always refresh your browser daily (on each page of my website that you visit) otherwise you might not see updates to the website. For example, if you expect to see something on the site and it is "not there" then refresh your browser and it may appear.

Handouts

Student Information Sheet: Getting to Know You

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Thursday, 9/2

Classwork

Turn in handout: Student Information Sheet: Getting to Know You

Check for the CliffsAP Biology

Collect $10 Lab fee

Biodiversity Quiz #1

Biodiversity Lectures 4 & 5

Introductions: Tell your name and one cool thing you did this summer.

I need a TA- talk to me if you are interested.

Homework

Important reminder: For the entire year, if you see any homework listed on your schedule assume it is due the next day class meets unless otherwise indicated.

1. Listen to and learn: Biodiversity Lecture 6

2. Biodiversity Quiz #2

3. Get a three ring notebook, 15 dividers with tabs, and 3 red ball point pens by Friday

4. $10 Lab fee is due no later than next Tuesday.

5. Remember to always refresh your browser daily (on each page of my website that you visit) otherwise you might not see updates to the website. For example, if you expect to see something on the site and it is "not there" then refresh your browser and it may appear.

Handouts

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Tuesday, 9/7

Classwork

Collect $10 Lab fee.

Show Mr. Hammack your three ring notebook, 15 dividers with tabs, and 3 red ball point pens

Quiz #2

Biodiversity Lectures 7 & 8

Fill out Catalina Island permission slips

•One for CIMI

•Three for school

I need a TA- talk to me if you are interested.

Homework

Important reminder: For the entire year if you see any homework listed on your schedule assume it is due the next day class meets unless otherwise indicated.

1. Study for Biodiversity exam.

2. Catalina Island Permission Slips

•One for CIMI

• Three for school (Make sure you have the liability form signed by a witness that is NOT a member of your family and is over 18 years old).

3. Remember to always refresh your browser daily (on each page of my website that you visit) otherwise you might not see updates to the website. For example, if you expect to see something on the site and it is "not there" then refresh your browser and it may appear.

Handouts

Catalina Island permission slips (4 total)

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Thursday, 9/9

Classwork

Biodiversity Exam

Collect Catalina Island permission slips

Get Information from people going to Catalina Island (on a piece of paper):

Name, Period they have AP Biology, Gender, Their cell phone number, Parent's cell number, Parent's home number

Begin Evolution Unit

Lecture: Darwin’s Road to Discovery

Video: Hammack at Down House (Darwin’s Home)

Homework

1. Read “Shades of Lamarck” very carefully and answer the following questions:

•What did you like best about this article?

•On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being “best,” how would you rate Stephen Jay Gould as a writer (using any criteria you choose).

•How does Lamarkian evolution differ from Darwinian evolution (be very careful you can really explain the difference accurately!)

•Is there any example of where Lamarkian evolution is true? If so, please explain.

•Did anything confuse you about the writing? If so, what?

2. Read Chapter 22 (pages 414-422).

3. Do a quick test of CD ROM by going through Activity 22.1 (quickly)- this is just to see if it works on your computer. If you have problems go to the homework section of the evolution unit and read the explanation, "How to Get the CD to Work on Your Computer." If this doesn’t work, contact a friend with technical expertise and figure out how to get it to work because in a couple of nights you will need to use the CD ROM as part of your homework. If the disk is unreadable bring it in to me tomorrow and I’ll trade you for a new one. If you don't want to hassle with the CD ROM, the CD ROM is on the 11 computers in my room and you are welcome to use them anytime I am here this year. Feel free to come in before school, during lunch, during tutorial, after school (or even during a free period you may have- even if another class is in my room.)

Handouts

1. Reading: “Shades of Lamarck” by Stephen J. Gould