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Greater Latrobe School District
Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher: Dr. Wnek
Subject: AP Biology
Week of: October 13, 2014
Level: 10-12
Period(s): 1, 3 and 9
Monday
Objective(s):
1. Discuss the importance of fossil evidence in determining phylogeny.
2. Explain how populations diverge to produce distinct species.
3. Describe sexual selection and its effects on Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium.
Instructional Strategies:
1. Complete the Fossil Evidence for Evolution Activity.
2. View the PBS video Evolution segments on sexual selection.
3. Using a spreadsheet program for the 5 assumptions of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
(HWE) Model, investigate the interactions of mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, nonrandom
mating and selection. Experimental design, data collected, and conclusions drawn are to be
entered into the Laboratory Notebook.
Homework: Taxonomy, Classification and Systematics Packet.
Assessments: Teacher observations.
Tuesday
Objective(s): Summarize the concept of evolution and the five assumptions of Hardy-Weinberg
Equilibrium.
Instructional Strategies:
1. Complete the Flashy Fish online activity investigating the impact of natural selection and
sexual selection on a population.
2. Continue to investigate the interactions of mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, nonrandom
mating and selection. Experimental design, data collected, and conclusions drawn are to be
entered into the Laboratory Notebook.
Homework: Taxonomy, Classification and Systematics Packet.
Assessments: Teacher observations.
Wednesday
Objective(s): Summarize the concept of evolution and the five assumptions of Hardy-Weinberg
Equilibrium.
Instructional Strategies:
1. Continue to investigate the interactions of mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, nonrandom
mating and selection. Experimental design, data collected, and conclusions drawn are to be
entered into the Laboratory Notebook.
2. Ch. 25 Guided Notes.
Homework: Ch. 25 Vocabulary (7th ed. Flashcards or Quizlet).
Assessments: Teacher observations.
Thursday
Objective(s):
1. Describe systematics and phylogeny.
2. Explain the use of the molecular record to determine the evolutionary relationships of
organisms.
Instructional Strategies:
1. Begin "Comparing DNA Sequences to Understand Evolutionary Relationships with BLAST"
(AP Biology Laboratory 3).
2. Ch. 25 Guided Notes.
Homework: Ch. 25 Vocabulary (7th ed. Flashcards or Quizlet).
Assessments: Teacher observations.
Friday
Objective(s): Summarize the classification and systematics of organisms.
Instructional Strategies:
1. Continue "Comparing DNA Sequences to Understand Evolutionary Relationships
with BLAST" (AP Biology Laboratory 3).
2. Prepare nutrient agar plates.
Homework:
1. Ch. 27 Study Guide.
2. Ch. 25 Vocabulary (7th ed. Flashcards or Quizlet).
Assessments: Root Word Quiz 5.