Ch 22: with Artificial Selection Lab– fast “Descent 24 days How does evolution by Modification: A plants natural selection drive the Darwinian View of (additional diversity and unity of life? Life” Hardy-Weinberg days may mathematical modeling lab be What scientific evidence Ch 23: of “Evolution necessary from many disciplines, Populations” Comparing DNA sequences for exp. including mathematics, lab design) supports models about the Ch 24: Origin of “The origin of life on Earth and Species” Speciation Web Activity biological evolution? Ch 25:The History of Rock pocket case study How can phylogenetic trees Life on Earth” and cladograms be used to Tree Thinking Investigative graphically model Ch 26:“Phylogeny and case study evolutionary history among the Tree of Life” species? The Big Five Mass “GEOLogic: Ch 29: How Plants Extinctions” web activity “ Colonized Land” Ch 30: Evolution “The of Seed Plants” Ch 32: “An Introduction to Animal Diversity” Ch 47: “Animal Development” Unit 6 Biodiversity & Ecology – 6 weeks How are growth and Ch 52: Animal Behavior Lab “An 42 days homeostasis of a biological Introduction to system influenced by the Ecology and the Dissolved Oxygen Lab (additional system’s environment? Biosphere” days may Biome Magazine Project be How do interactions among Ch 53: “Population necessary living systems and with Ecology” Energy Dynamics Lab for exp. their environment result in design) the movement of matter Ch 54: Transpiration Lab “Community and energy? Ecology” Life video series clips How do interactions Ch 55: “Ecosystems” between and within populations influence Ch 39: “Plant patterns of species Responses to Internal distribution and and External Signals” abundance? Ch 40: Principles of Animal Form and Function”
24 days (additional days may be necessary for exp. design) How does evolution by natural selection drive the diversity and unity of life? What scientific evidence from many disciplines, including mathematics, supports models about the origin of life on Earth and biological evolution? How can phylogenetic trees and cladograms be used to graphically model evolutionary history among species? Ch 22: “Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life” Ch 23: “Evolution of Populations” Ch 24: “The Origin of Species” Ch 25:The History of Life on Earth” Ch 26:“Phylogeny and the Tree of Life” Ch 29: “ How Plants Colonized Land” Ch 30: “The Evolution of Seed Plants” Ch 32: “An Introduction to Animal Diversity” Ch 47: “Animal Development” Artificial Selection Lab– fast plants Hardy-Weinberg mathematical modeling lab Comparing DNA sequences lab Speciation Web Activity Rock pocket case study Tree Thinking Investigative case study “GEOLogic: The Big Five Mass Extinctions” web activity Unit 6 – Biodiversity & Ecology 6 weeks 42 days (additional days may be necessary for exp. design) How are growth and homeostasis of a biological system influenced by the system’s environment? How do interactions among living systems and with their environment result in the movement of matter and energy? How do interactions between and within populations influence patterns of species distribution and abundance? Ch 52: “An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere” Ch 53: “Population Ecology” Ch 54: “Community Ecology” Ch 55: “Ecosystems” Ch 39: “Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals” Ch 40: Principles of Animal Form and Function” Animal Behavior Lab Dissolved Oxygen Lab Biome Magazine Project Energy Dynamics Lab Transpiration Lab Life video series clips
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