DC BAS Testing Days (Monday & Tuesday)

Our schedule is modified both today and tomorrow so the lesson I will post today will account for both days.

AIM: I will list three adaptations of human beings that support Darwin's theory of evolution.

Standard: 7.1.1 Follow the great changes on Earth that allowed human life to form.

Do Now:
1) Which scientist developed the Theory of Continental Drift?
2) Which vocabulary term means: "To demand someone do something?"
3) Which vocabulary term means: "The thin layer of land on which we live?"
4) Which vocabulary term means: "The underground proton smasher in Europe?"

Lesson Steps:
We went over the Do Now questions and also collected all of the wonderful vocabulary card projects. Projects that are turned in tomorrow will receive no greater than a "B" grade.

We then started looking at the year's first "Mystery Trio." Students had to look at three pictures carefully and try to figure out how they were connected. We discussed the possibilities but the ultimate answer will not be revealed until we read Wednesday's reading.

We prepared for our next reading by going over vocabulary and then interpreting the "Ascent of Man" cartoon. We then read the "Life is a Puzzle" reading and learned who Charles Darwin was and what he worked on. We will continue to explore how primates evolved into humans on Wednesday's reading.

Homework:
Color the "Ascent of Man" cartoon and answer all questions for the "Life is a Puzzle" handout.
Here are the two handouts for Monday and Tuesday.

Mysterious Trio and Darwin Reading - Upload a Document to Scribd