3rd hour Science (Q3)-with Ms. Sharkey in room 11 Assignments

💻 Please work on this Natural Selection Blooket practice until the timer runs out (15 minutes.)
🏭 The game you will play is called 'Factory'.
⭐️ Do your PERSONAL BEST and try your hardest!
Type your REAL first and last names in the game to earn credit! 

Due: by the end of class tomorrow. Thank you!

Let's find out: "How does the environment affect the survival of organisms?"

Please read the directions carefully and complete the simulation.

Due: by the end of class tomorrow. Thank you!

Let's learn about DNA Scientist, Bruce Jackson!
📑 Read the background information about Bruce Jackson. 
* Remember, you can use 'Tools' and 'Translate' the document if you need help.
🎬 Watch 3 short videos about him and his life and work.  
🎧 Wear headphones & put away neatly.
📝Answer 8 questions.
Due: by the end of class tomorrow. Thank you!

Seasons can often determine the fitness of a particular animal.
Try this simulation and answer the questions about natural selection.
Due: by the end of class today. Thank you! 

❓Q2: In a given population of plants there is variation (change, difference) in the time of day when flowers open. Those individual plants with flowers that open at night would be more likely to pass on this trait to their offspring in an environment dominated (controlled, overpowered) by _____________.

You may use any resources to answer this question.
Try your personal best.
Due: now, at the start of class. Thank you!

Complete this simulation on peppered moths and answer the questions about natural selection.
Due: by the end of class today. Thank you!

🤩 Please do your personal best and do your own work. 
🎧 Wear headphones & put them away in their bags and in our box neatly.
🔁 Use the Rewatch button.

Due: by the end of class today. Thank you!

✅ Please complete this quick CHECK IN so we can start our week in a positive way! 
😀 I hope you have a GREAT day and a FUN week!!

Due: ✨NOW✨ at the START of class! Thank you!

❓Q1: During the Industrial Revolution there were more dark colored Peppered Moths than light colored Peppered Moths. Using your own words, please explain WHY this happened.

You may use any resources to answer this question.
Do NOT copy and paste. Use your OWN words!
Try your personal best.
Due: now, at the start of class. Thank you!

At the start of this game, you will learn about adaptations. 
After a series of facts, you will race through a tunnel in a spacecraft. You must soar through barriers and collect coins.
🏆 Complete all 5 levels. 
🎬 The video below will show you a preview of the game and what the FINAL stage looks like.
📸 I will see your progress on the 'Teacher View' but PLEASE take a screenshot and attach it to this assignment to prove your effort and progress.
Due: by the end of class this Friday. Thank you!
⚠️ This assignment will be available to complete until Friday, February 10. 
⏰ After Friday, this activity will NOT be available to complete, so PLEASE use your class time wisely! Thank you!

✅ Please complete this quick CHECK IN so we can start our week in a positive way! 
😀 I hope you have a GREAT day and a FUN week!!

Due: ✨NOW✨ at the START of class! Thank you!

❓❓❓ What 3 conditions must be met in order for natural selection to occur?
Complete the following activity to find out!
🌵 Look carefully at the javelina and cactus pictures and answer the 10 questions. 
Due: by the end of class tomorrow. Thank you!

Please READ each question carefully.
Take your time and do your personal best.
How will we be graded? → Full completion. ON TIME. = Full credit! 

Due: by the end of class today. Thank you!

🏆 Find a partner or form a small group of 2-4 people. (No more than 4 please.)
🗣 Discuss and decide which of the 8 statements you ✅AGREE with or ❌DISAGREE with.
📄 Read the directions on the attached assignment carefully. 
✅ Due: This is an IN CLASS assignment and is due TODAY, BEFORE you leave class.

* If you are absent, you will have to complete this task on your own and turn it in when it is completed.

✅ Please complete this quick CHECK IN so we can start our week in a positive way! 
😀 I hope you have a GREAT day and a FUN week!!

Due: ✨NOW✨ at the START of class! Thank you!

Please answer these 11 questions about reading.
I hope you enjoy the books you selected today!
Due: by the end of class today. Thank you!

🎉 Congratulations! You have completed the 2nd Marking Period of 8th grade! 👏 👏
You are half-way done with the school year! I'm so proud of you! 
😮 WOW! You've really been working hard this past quarter! Way to go!
⏸ Please pause and take a moment to reflect on how you performed over the last 10 weeks. 

✅ Due: Please complete this assignment by the end of class today, January 23, 2023.
😊 Thank you very much!