1) Video from Howard Hughes Medical Institute: "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" (Flash; Real Player) on Darwin's life & ideas (lecture 1)
2) Darwin's 5 Notes

Homework: Write Darwin paper from video (typed & spellchecked) RUBRIC format of paper (like this) :

Single spaced block paragraphs, give paragraph of introduction, a paragraph for each dark bullet, and a paragraph of summary.

Typed, grammar, spelling, mechanics, and smooth organization and reading also part of grading points (55 points possible).

1) Evidences showing species are related: homologous, vestigial, & analogous organs
2) Amino acid sequences compared to humans (please circle any differences from humans and count the total for each species)
3) Cladograms (fill in the chart with "X" to show which species have which traits)

Homework: the cladogram chart (only) and the amino acid sequence differences from humans; start timeline project on Gambassa (don't do this without seeing me; work in partners)

1) mechanisms of evolution (natural selection; isolation; migration; & genetic drift)
2) Hardy Weinberg conditions for no evolution to occur in a population (genetic equilibrium)
3) Video: Extinction
4) Work on Evolution Timeline gambassa assignment

Homework: Study for Evolution Vocabulary on Quia.com; study guide for Evolution unit