1. Natural Selection Learning Target: I can apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation to infer evolutionary relationships. Friday-Monday 12/5-8/14 PAPERS RECEIVED: Whales Paper PAPERS COLLECTED: None AGENDA: Bell Ringer Becoming Whales Activity ((in notebook)) HW: None Bell Ringer: Under todays Learning Target! Next Slide

2. Bell Ringer 1. Fitness is a result of: adaptations common descent homologies variation 2. Change in species over time occurs through: mutation natural selection traits variation

3. Natural Selection Learning Target: I can apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation to infer evolutionary relationships among species. Tuesday-Wednesday 12/9-10/14 PAPERS RECEIVED: None PAPERS COLLECTED: None AGENDA: Bell Ringer Whale Ankles activity ((notebook)) DNA Comparison Activity ((notebook)) HW: None Bell Ringer: Under todays Learning Target!

4. Natural Selection Learning Target: I can analyze pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryo development across species. Thursday-Friday 12/11-12/14 PAPERS RECEIVED: Analysis Questions PAPERS COLLECTED: None AGENDA: Bell Ringer Notes on embryo development Odd one out activity (in notebook) Similarities activity/ Analysis Questions (handout) HW: None Bell Ringer: Under todays Learning Target!