Friday, December 5, 2014

Friday/Monday, 05/08 December, 2014

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How did life begin on Earth?

NGSSS: SC.912.L.15.8

BENCHMARKS:
-Describe the scientific explanations of the origin of life on Earth.  

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  Students will be able to:
-summarize scientific explanations of the origin of life on Earth.
-identify situations or conditions contributing to the origin of life on Earth.

BELL RINGER: Students reviewed the Miller-Urey handout as their bell ringer.

VOCABULARY: endosymbiotic theory

HOME LEARNING: Study for the exam, which will be on energy flow in an ecosystem, energy cycles, human interaction, and the history of life on earth/work on your science fair paper/project 

INFORMATION PRESENTED IN CLASS:
-Students reviewed home learning 5. This should be placed in the interactive notebook.
-Data chats were conducted while students performed the virtual Miller-Urey experiment. You can find the link and the handouts for the activity below. Be sure to study for the upcoming test. See the Home learning section above to know what notes to review.

Link for the Miller-Urey Experiment.






These are the handouts for the virtual Miller-Urey Experiment.