Week of October 7 - 10

 

Date	Learning Objective	Classwork		Homework		Assessment Criteria
Oct 7	9-11 ES3B Geologic time can be estimated by several methods (e.g., counting tree rings, observing rock sequences, using fossils to correlate sequences at various locations, and using the known decay rates of radioactive isotopes present in rocks to measure the time since the rock was formed).	Clocks in Rocks, pages 289 - 293,  p/p 1-8	Page 293 - 296, R/C 1-4  Personal Responsibility Personal Responsibility - Read pages 294-295. In notebook write a paragraph describing many applications of Exponential growth in Science		Explain how decay rates of radioactive materials in rock layers are used to establish the timing of geologic events
8	9-11 LS3A Biological evolution is due to: (1) genetic variability of offspring due to mutations and genetic recombination, (2) the potential for a species to increase its numbers, (3) a finite supply of resources, and (4) natural selection by the environment for those offspring better able to survive and produce offspring.	Who Will Survive, pages 296-301, P/P 1 - 14	Paage 301 Stop and Think Part I, 1-3		Explain biological evolution as the consequence of the interactions of four factors: population growth, inherited variability of offspring, a finite supply of resources, and natural selection by the environment of offspring better able to survive and reproduce. Predict the effect on a species if one of these factors should change
9/10		Who Will Survive, pages 301 P/P 1 - 11, R/C 1 - 4	None - Turn in Notebook

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