Unit 1: Human Evolutionary Jurmain Due Date Material Biology & Genetics (1/17-2/25) Anthropology & Biological/Physical anthropology defined Ch.1-2 1/21 Week 1: Science, Evolution, and History Module 01 What is evolution? What is natural selection? 1/17 Week 1: Science & the Scientific Method 1/21 What are hypotheses, theories, and the scientific method? Module 02 1/17 Week 1: Human Genetics I: Basics Ch. 3-4 1/21 Mendelian genetics & Cell Biology Basics Module 03 What is DNA? What are genes? How do they work? Proteins Epigenetics 1/17 Week 2: Populations & Evolutionary Forces Ch.14 1/28 What is a population? Module 04 Mutation, Natural Selection, Gene Flow, Genetic Drift How do evolutionary forces affect populations? 1/22 Week 2: 1/28 Natural Selection in Human Populations Ch.14 Hemoglobin, Sickle Cell Anemia, Malaria Module 05 Thalassemias, G6PD, Lactose Intolerance How do culture and biology affect human gene frequencies? 1/22 Week 2: LAB 1: Evaluating Scientific Information Saturday, 1/28 9PM Lab 1 1/22 Week 3: Species and Speciation Ch.5 2/4 What is a species? Module 06 How does the pace and direction of evolution vary? 1/29 Week 3: LAB 2: Evolutionary Force Lab Saturday, 2/4, 9 PM Lab 2 1/29 Week 4: Video: What Darwin Didn’t Know Saturday, 2/11, Video Lab (1/6) 9 PM Module 07 2/5 Week 5: Subspecies/Human Variation Ch. 14 2/18 Defining Variation (sample size, central tendency, variation) (388-396) Module 08 Measuring Variation Ch. 15 2/12 Skin color & UV radiation (selection/adaptation) (412- 419), Vitamin D issues: Spina bifida, skin cancer, rickets Jablonski Clines vs. Race Ted Talk Week 5: Traits of Complex Inheritance Ch.15 2/18 How do traits of complex inheritance vary in modern humans? (419-427) Module 09 Body Form, Head Shape Ch. 16 Thrifty Genotype/ Phenotype 2/12 Facial/Head Shape/Size Week 5: How do humans adapt physiologically to environmental stresses? Ch.15 2/18
Material Unit 1: Human Evolutionary Biology & Genetics (1/17-2/25) Jurmain Due Date Week 1: Module 01 1/17 Anthropology & Biological/Physical anthropology defined Science, Evolution, and History What is evolution? What is natural selection? Ch.1-2 1/21 Week 1: Module 02 1/17 Science & the Scientific Method What are hypotheses, theories, and the scientific method? 1/21 Week 1: Module 03 1/17 Human Genetics I: Basics Mendelian genetics & Cell Biology Basics What is DNA? What are genes? How do they work? Proteins Epigenetics Ch. 3-4 1/21 Week 2: Module 04 1/22 Populations & Evolutionary Forces What is a population? Mutation, Natural Selection, Gene Flow, Genetic Drift How do evolutionary forces affect populations? Ch.14 1/28 Week 2: Module 05 1/22 Natural Selection in Human Populations Hemoglobin, Sickle Cell Anemia, Malaria Thalassemias, G6PD, Lactose Intolerance How do culture and biology affect human gene frequencies? Ch.14 1/28 Week 2: Lab 1 1/22 LAB 1: Evaluating Scientific Information Saturday, 1/28 9PM Week 3: Module 06 1/29 Species and Speciation What is a species? How does the pace and direction of evolution vary? Ch.5 2/4 Week 3: Lab 2 1/29 LAB 2: Evolutionary Force Lab Saturday, 2/4, 9 PM Week 4: Module 07 2/5 Video: What Darwin Didn’t Know Video Lab (1/6) Saturday, 2/11, 9 PM Week 5: Module 08 2/12 Subspecies/Human Variation Defining Variation (sample size, central tendency, variation) Measuring Variation Skin color & UV radiation (selection/adaptation) Vitamin D issues: Spina bifida, skin cancer, rickets Clines vs. Race Ch. 14 (388-396) Ch. 15 (412- 419), Jablonski Ted Talk 2/18 Week 5: Module 09 2/12 Traits of Complex Inheritance How do traits of complex inheritance vary in modern humans? Body Form, Head Shape Thrifty Genotype/ Phenotype Facial/Head Shape/Size Ch.15 (419-427) Ch. 16 2/18 Week 5: How do humans adapt physiologically to environmental stresses? Ch.15 2/18