Monthly Archives: December 2014

Reproduction-Survival-Biodiversity-Evolution “Because the chances for survival and reproduction are not precisely equal for all individuals in a species, the distribution of traits changes over time, and favorable traits become more common in later generations. In other words, natural selection occurs. … Continue reading →

Games and simulations in exploring ecology, ethology, and evolution Rock, paper, scissors and male lizards http://bio.research.ucsc.edu/~barrylab/lizardland/male_lizards.overview.html Game Theory and Evolution     http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/game-theory-evolutionary-stable-strategies-and-the-25953132 Oh Deer (habitat and population) “Oh Deer!” Amazing bats of Singapore http://www.nss.org.sg/documents/Pages%2041-64%20Leong%20TM&%20Chan%20KW%20BATS%20IN%20SINGAPORE%20%E2%80%93%20ECOLOGICAL%20ROLES%20AND%20CONSERVATION%20NEEDS.pdf Bats and Moths 3echolocationgames http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-one-moth-species-can-jam-bats-sonar-systems-10208105/?no-ist Bat Vocalizations: http://www.werc.usgs.gov/oldsitedata/bats/feedingbuzz.html http://www.shockwave-sound.com/sound-effects/bat_sounds.html … Continue reading →

“Gallery walk” to review scale model videos. Period 3 Marc, Joao, Aashir Sreya, Georgia, Jasmine, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMQ2NyIs23k Nicholas, Kun, Andreas https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=teVdn6oDkDI Period 1 Joya, Tereza, Haneul http://youtu.be/z1WKUfTNyxw Vir, Peter, Karthik, William https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwXHunxOMAA Carlos, Ali, Otto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlI8APqyWNI Syona, Aja, Bara https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pifb1u6FHac Joe, … Continue reading →

During the first part of class catch up on work from past two classes: You should have written responses to 4 comments or questions from classmates on your poster uploaded in your digital science notebook. The document should be in … Continue reading →

Today we will explore a “student-sized” model of the sun-earth-moon system in order to propose an explanation for day and night and for the phases of the moon. Watch this famous video about students’ conceptions of the seasons and the phases … Continue reading →

Period 1 Joya, Tereza, Haneul http://youtu.be/z1WKUfTNyxw Vir, Peter, Karthik, William https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwXHunxOMAA Carlos, Ali, Otto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlI8APqyWNI Syona, Aja, Bara https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pifb1u6FHac Joe, Ishay, Natsuki, Scott https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx1GV4wNzlU Period 3 Marc, Joao, Aashir Sreya, Georgia, Jasmine, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMQ2NyIs23k Nicholas, Kun, Andreas https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=teVdn6oDkDI    

“Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution” (Theodosius Dobzhansky)  http://www.phil.vt.edu/Burian/NothingInBiolChFina.pdf Evolution by natural selection: “Because the chances for survival and reproduction are not precisely equal for all individuals in a species, the distribution of traits changes … Continue reading →

Links for Solar System Scale Model Videos:   Homework for Tuesday 9 December: Create a document entitled–Space Travel and Scale Model–in your Astronomy folder Read and find out the latest on the Orion project: http://www.nasa.gov/orion/ Summarize what you learn. How big … Continue reading →

Today we will review one another’s posters. Please provide thoughtful and respectful answers. Avoid both praise and negative comments. Please do not judge the poster, the authors, the question, the study. Instead make comments and pose questions that reflect your … Continue reading →