Weeko f Sept 26-Oct 2

Week of Sept 26-Oct 2

Date	Classwork	Homework	Evaluation	Assessment Criteria
Sept 26	Valid or Deceptive: Pages 32 - 34, p/p 1-4, R/C 1-2	Complete Homework from Last week: “Observations Leading to Discoveries, pages 29-31, Complete P/P 2a and R/C 1-2 Read the Article  Answer the following questions    1.Why don’t we have a major problem with Cholera in our country? What is the best way to make a disease less harmful? 3. What is the problem with depending on antibiotics to cure disease/ 4. How does the information in this articles relate to the information Friday's reading on pgs 29-31		Evaluate an investigation in terms of validity (e.g., answered the investigative question with confidence; the manipulated variable caused the change in the responding variable).
29	video - Extinction Record 10 interesting ideas from the video	Homework from last week- Read Side bar page 40 - In your notebook - Why does antibiotic resistance occur? Review for test scheduled for Oct. 3 review		Describe how environmental pressure on a population drives natural selection (e.g., warming climate causes extinction of species not able to adapt).
30	Introduction to Chapter 6 - Explore Unity and Diversity Page 282 P/ P 1 - 5 Page 283 Reflect and Connect 1 - 3	Review for test scheduled for Oct. 3		Using the fossil record and anatomical and/or molecular (DNA) similarities as evidence, formulate a logical argument for biological evolution as an explanation for the development of a representative species
Oct.1/2	Explore Gifts from the Past Pages 283-288 p/p 1 - 8, R/C 1-4 fossil pictures  pictures	Review for test scheduled for Oct 3		As above

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