This Week in Biology Dec. 16-20

Dear Parents,

This week the students took their semester finals and finished the first draft of their science fair/STEM research papers. The final was very difficult but the students rose to the challenge.

Science Fair Update:
Students will have time in class to work on their boards and papers, but they need to complete their science experiments and their STEM projects over the break.  Check out our science fair website for due dates, important links, and templates:

https://sites.google.com/view/science-fair-stem-festival/home

As promised,  here is the schedule for the coming week:

Monday
5.20  Forces of Evolution
5.21  Natural Selection
Biology Workbook 10.2  Critical Reading

Tuesday
5.22  Origin of Species
5.23  Coevolution
250 words Essay
Compare the following ideas:  convergent evolution, parallel evolution, and coevolution.  What makes them different?  How viable are each of these ideas?  Give examples of each.

Wednesday
5.24  Macroevolution
5.25  Animal Evolution
Illustrate and explain the difference between microevolution and macroevolution.  Draw a diagram to illustrate both with labels and explanation.

Thursday
Dinosaur Jeopardy

Friday
Dinosaur Jeopardy

ONLINE Textbook and practice:
https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-biology-flexbook-2.0/

Just as a reminder, students cannot make up labs if they are absent, but they can take detailed notes and complete the practice sets for full credit.

I would love to hear any feedback or questions you or your student may have as we move forward in the year.  Feel free to contact me via email at any time.

Thank you again for sharing your wonderful student with us this year,

Chris Newton
Biology and Physics
San Tan Charter High School
cnewton@santancs.com