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Forum 2.8 - Referencing Adaptation

10/10/2018

Central Question: How do the process of adaptation influence speciation?

Guiding Thought Question: Write 2-3 sentences about a particular plant or animal using each of the vocabulary words below in the proper context.

Adaptation - The process of change which a species undergoes to be better suited for its environment.
Adaptive Radiation - The diversification of a species into forms filling different ecological niches.
Specialization - Species that develops a characteristic that better allow them to survive in an area.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn about the processes of adaptation and their impacts on where species are able to survive by completing a case study of the American Beaver.

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Forum 2.7 - Collaborating Evidence

10/7/2018

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Central Question: What role does evolutionary theory have in the distribution of species?

Guiding Thought Question: Especially when dealing with scientific theory, why is the continued collection of evidence and observations going to be important in the defense, and continued understanding of a process?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn about the processes, ways to track, and evidence that supports the role of evolution in species distribution by completing the Evolution Lab and a Map Lab looking at topics related to evolutionary biogeography.

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Forum 2.6 - Centers of Origin

10/4/2018

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Central Question:What do different evolutionary paths look like and how can we map them?

Guiding Thought Question: Explain one of the things that will complicate determining a specie's Center of Origin.
Center of Origins: Geographic location from which a certain species expanded from.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will work through a mapping activity to learn about the diffusion of animals and how to trace their evolutionary paths from a common center.

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Forum 2.5 - Significance of the Wallace Line

9/27/2018

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Central Question: Why is the sun so influential in connection to species diversity?

Guiding Thought Question: Based on the homework reading assignment explain what the Wallace Line is and what it tells us about the geological history of Australia and Asia. What evidence is there to support Wallace's theory?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn the connection between latitude and altitude to species diversity and the role the sun has in supporting life on the planet.

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Forum 2.4 - Defining Phylogeography

9/23/2018

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Central Question: How can we trace the lineage of the current species that we have today back to their centers of origin?

Guiding Thought Question: Based on the Crisci article explain what phylogeography is, what it specifically examines, and how it is able to contribute to the field of biogeography.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will examine the principles of phylogeography and the use of genetics to explain species diversity and present location.

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Forum 2.3 - Tobler's Genetics

9/20/2018

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Central Question: What effect does physical location have on similarities and differences in species?

Guiding Thought Question: Connect Tobler's First Law of Geography (Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things) to the idea of genetic diversity between plants or animals from the same family.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will work on the methods used to determine common ancestors and link species within a geographic area by constructing a cladogram for the Amazon and then another of their choosing for another region.

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Forum 2.2 - Factors Leading to Range Changes

9/18/2018

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Central Question: What may cause a species to stay put, or decide to leave its traditional range?

Guiding Thought Question: Use the idea of Tolerance Ranges from the homework article to explain why a species (such as a snow leopard) may suddenly migrate outside their typical range.

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be looking at a number of range theories and associated examples to apply the theories to real-life examples to determine their relevance.

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Forum 2.1 - Complications in Plotting Range

9/17/2018

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Central Question: How can biogeographers track and communicate where species are located?

Guiding Thought Question: What do you foresee as the biggest complication in determining the range of a particular species and mapping it out?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will work through the process by which species range is plotted and mapped. Students will learn the various cartographic methods that are used to map out species, and then work through the process themselves in mapping out plant species around the school grounds.

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Unit I Forum - Pre-Test Questions

9/12/2018

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Central Question: How do the principles of physical geography apply to the study of biogeography?

Guiding Thought Question: What questions do you have regarding the content covered?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of concepts related to physical geography and their applications to biogeography by completing a summative evaluation of the unit.

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Forum 1.7 - Dangers of Change?

9/10/2018

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Central Question: What are the scientific foundations for climate change?

Guiding Thought Question: What is the biggest danger facing humans for inaction against climate change? What is the result and how will humans be impacted?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will examine the natural and human causes for global climate change and how the change can have an effect on the planet's plants and animals.

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