Monday, March 25, 2013

Evolution Video Questions

Evolution Video Link (Crash Course: Evolution: It's a Thing)

Crash Course Video Questions
  1. What is evolution responsible for?
  2. What is evolution?
  3. What does theory mean in science?
  4. What do fossils show?
  5. What did fossils teach us about whales?
  6. What percentage of our DNA is the same as a mouse?
  7. What did Darwin think happened to the finches?
  8. What is a current observation about evolution? 

Extra Credit! Expires March 29th!

Bring me the following answers on a Post-It, Index Card, or a blank sheet of paper. 
with your name, homeroom and date on it. 






How do pond snails reproduce? What should you see in your Eco-Column if they've reproduced?

Homework Menu Links: March 25th- March 27th

1. Brain-Pop Links


Username: dekalbcs
Password: dekalb



Brainpop Directions: 

1. Login to Brainpop with above  Username and Password
2.  Search for video , if the video link doesn't pop up.
3. Watch the video and answer the questions that follow :)

A.  Genetic Mutations

B.  Natural Selection

C.  Evolution Review Video

Video Questions
1.  What does evolution tell us about life?
2.  What can evolution be defined as (according to the video)?
3.  What does DNA tell cells to do?
4. What type of asexual reproduction does the single-celled amoeba do? (It's not SAID directly in the video).
5. What is a DNA mutation (according to the video)?
6. How much of the father's DNA is in the sperm of the Badger father?
7. What did all dogs evolve from?
8. What looks responsible for creating all of the diversity on earth?
9. Which two men helped guide the ideas of Evolution in the 1800s?

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Grasslands Video Questions



Grasslands Video Questions (PLEASE ANSWER IN NOTEBOOK)

1. What are the different types of grasslands?
2. What is a prarie?
3. What is the difference between the grasses of the two types of praries?
4. What two biomes is the prarie between?
5. Why do grasses dominate in the Grasslands biome?
6. List an herbivore in the Grasslands biome.
7. What would happen to our grass if the levels of Carbon Dioxide were high (i.e if Global Warming got worse)?

Monday, March 18, 2013

Homework Menu Links: March 18th- March 20th

1. Brain-Pop Links


Username: dekalbcs
Password: dekalb



Brainpop Directions: 

1. Login to Brainpop with above  Username and Password
2.  Search for video , if the video link doesn't pop up.
3. Watch the video and answer the questions that follow :)

A.  Tropical Rainforest 

B.  Grasslands Video

C.  Land Biomes

Monday, March 4, 2013

Symbiosis Cartoon

Extra Credit! Expires March 8th!

Bring me the following answers on a Post-It, Index Card, or a blank sheet of paper. 
with your name, homeroom and date on it. 






What type of symbiosis exists between an ostrich and a zebra? How is it an example of that type of symbiosis?

Homework Menu Links: March 4- March 6

1. Brain-Pop Links


Username: dekalbcs
Password: dekalb



Brainpop Directions: 

1. Login to Brainpop with above  Username and Password
2.  Search for video , if the video link doesn't pop up.
3. Watch the video and answer the questions that follow :)

A.  Cell Structures
B.  Symbiosis
C.  The Human Body