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      Mrs. Swenson • tswenson@mountainheightsacademy.org  • 435.915.6917

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    Navigating the Course



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    Week 1: March 25-29

    The Central Dogma

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    DNA is like a computer program but far, far more advanced than any software ever created~Bill Gates

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    Week 2: April 1-5

    Genetic Engineering

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    I think the ethics and morals of genetic engineering are very complicated.  It intrigues me.~Roger Spottiswoode

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      Learning Objectives:

      1. Research genetic technologies that may improve the quality of life.


    • Introduction and Weekly Schedule Page
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      Lesson and Assignments:

    • 2.1 ASSIGNMENT: Genetic Technologies Webquest (Due April 5)
      Students must
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      Receive a grade
    • 2.2 ASSIGNMENT: Test #1 (Due April 5) Quiz
      Students must
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      Review:

    • REVIEW: Test #1 Study Guide URL
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      Extra Credit Science Journal:

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      Honors:

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    Week 3: April 8-12

    Natural Selection

    “One general law, leading to the advancement of all organic beings, namely, multiply, vary, let the strongest live and the weakest die.” ― Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species

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      Learning Objectives:

      1. Relate the nature of science to the historical development of the theory of evolution.
      2. Distinguish between scientific theory and theory.
      3. Describe the effects of environmental factors on natural selection.
      4. Relate genetic variability to a species' potential for adaptation to a changing environment.

    • Introduction and Weekly Schedule Page
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      Lesson and Assignments:

    • 3.1 ASSIGNMENT: Evolution Timeline (Due April 12)
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    • INTERACTIVE: Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution Page
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    • 3.2 ASSIGNMENT: Natural Selection (Due April 12)
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      Review:

    • REVIEW: Charles Darwin and Natural Selection Page
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    • WATCH: Amoeba Sisters-Natural Selection Page
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      Extra Credit Science Journal:

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    Week 4: April 22-26

    Speciation

    A species is a reproductive community of populations reproductively isolated from others that occupies a specific niche in nature. -Ernst Mayr


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    Week 5: April 29 - May 3

    Evidence for Evolution

    Evolution is a theory, and it's a theory that you can test. We've tested evolution in many ways. You can't present good evidence that says evolution is not a fact. ~Bill Nye


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      Learning Objectives:

      1. Cite evidence that supports biological evolution over time.

    • Introduction and Weekly Schedule Page
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      Lesson and Assignments:

    • WATCH: Evidence for Evolution Page
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      Review:

    • REVIEW: Test #2 Study Guide Page
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      Test #1:

    • 5.2 ASSIGNMENT: Test #2 (Due May 3) Quiz
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      Receive a passing grade
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      Extra Credit Science Journal:

    • 5.3 ASSIGNMENT: Scopes Trial (Due May 6)
      Not available unless: The activity 5.2 ASSIGNMENT: Test #2 (Due May 3) is complete and passed
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    Week 6: May 6-10

    Mutation and Recombination

    It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent that survives.  It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. ― Charles Darwin

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    Week 7: May 13-17

    Classification

    If you do not know the names of things, the knowledge of them is lost, too. ~Carl Linnaeus

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      Learning Objectives:

      1. Classify organisms using a classification tool such as a key or field guide.
      2. Generalize criteria used for classification of organisms (e.g., dichotomy, structure, broad to specific).

    • Introduction and Weekly Schedule Page
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      Lesson and Assignments:

    • READ: Linnaean Classification Book
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    • WATCH: Amoeba Sisters Dichotomous Keys Page
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    • 7.1 ASSIGNMENT: Classification and Dichotomous Keys (Due May 17) Quiz
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      Receive a passing grade
      Receive a pass grade or complete all available attempts
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      Review:

    • WATCH: Amoeba Sisters Classification Page
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      Extra Credit Science Journal:

    • 7.3 ASSIGNMENT: Classify (Due May 20)
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    Week 8: May 20-24

    Cladograms

    Taxonomy is described sometimes as a science and sometimes as an art, but really it’s a battleground. ~Bill Bryson

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      Learning Objectives:

      1. Explain how evolutionary relationships are related to classification systems.
      2. Justify the ongoing changes to classification schemes used in biology.

    • Introduction and Weekly Schedule Page
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      Lesson and Assignments:

    • WATCH: Constructing a Cladogram URL
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    • 8.1 ASSIGNMENT: What did a T-rex taste like? (Due May 24)
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    Week 9: May 28-31

    Highlighted

    Final Exam

     I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. – Thomas Jefferson

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      Learning Objectives:

      1. Complete final exam with an 80% or better.


    • Introduction and Weekly Schedule Page
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      Review:

    • REVIEW: Test #3 Study Guide URL
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      Test #3

    • 9.1 ASSIGNMENT: Test #3 (Due May 31) Quiz
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      Extra Credit Science Journal:

    • 9.2 ASSIGNMENT: Advice for Biology Students (Due May 31)
      Not available unless: The activity 9.1 ASSIGNMENT: Test #3 (Due May 31) is complete and passed