week of 27 April

Hi all,
  Nice to see you again!  While I certainly appreciate vacations, I do also always enjoy seeing my students again.  This week, we'll be finishing the evolution unit and getting ready for the evolution test next Monday.  After that, we start our last unit on ecology.

Tuesday -- work on "Inner Fish" activity

Thursday -- work period -- finish "Inner Fish" or work on Tiger Lab write up

Friday -- get note card ready for test

As ever, please come see me for AFT if you need help or just a place to work.  :)  Ms. L

DUE DATES:

• Tiger Lab -- results and discussion sections -- Friday 1 May
• "Inner Fish" activity -- Friday 1 May
• Evolution test -- Tuesday 5 May

week of 13 April

Hi everyone,
  Today you are doing the Tiger Lab, which will set us up for you to have time to work on the write-up on Friday.  This write up is due after vacation. Thursday we'll discuss the types of evolution and the types of natural selection.  You need these notes to finish the lab up.

  As ever, your homework for vacation is to relax and have fun!  I'll be taking a total vacation too and then we can meet again after break and get back to work.  :)

NOTE:  to clarify about work due this week -- by the end of the day on Friday is fine.  However, be aware that I am going to blast out of here ASAP at the end of the day!!!! I will NOT be hanging around on Friday so please don't tell me you "came by at 3 to hand it in, but you weren't here".  That work would be counted late!

  Please come to AFT if you need help!  Thanks, Ms. L

DUE DATES:

• Gattaca questions -- WERE DUE -- please note if you are missing this and hand in ASAP!! I forgot to write a due date on the blog, so I will take this with no late penalty
• Evolution Stations revisit assignment -- Thursday 16 April (or before you leave for vacation)
• Tiger Lab write up (results and discussion) -- Friday 1 May

week of 6 April

Hi everyone,
  So this week is more evolution work.  Today we finished the evidence for evolution and you are getting time to work on the Build-A-Beast and the Evolution by Natural Selection worksheet.  Both are due by Friday.  Thursday you'll be working on a follow-up assignment for the evolution stations work.  Friday, we'll be talking about the types of evolution and the types of natural selection.

  As ever, please come to AFT if you need help on anything or time to get caught up.  I'm here!  Thanks, Ms. Leary

DUE DATES:

• Build-A-Beast by Friday 10 April
• Evolution by Natural Selection worksheet by Friday 10 April

week of 30 March

Hi everyone,
  Sorry about being out again yesterday.  I am really in a pattern of migraines and it is just making it very tough for me to function lately.  As a result, I am also behind on grading which I apologize for. Things are just taking me longer to do.

  Anyway, yesterday you got more time to finish up the evolution stations assignment.  Tomorrow we'll discuss what Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection really is and what it means. Then Friday you'll get a chance to play with making a "beast" based on different selective pressures.

  As ever, please come to AFT if you are confused, need help in any way.  Ms. L

DUE DATES:

• Evolution Stations - Thursday 2 April (can give me on Friday if you need another AFT)
• "Build-a- Beast" due Tuesday 7 April