Integrated Science 3

Weeks 1-9
 

 Island Study Unit

 (Print this page as an overview of the unit. The work reflected here will represent 60% of the grade for this unit. Your lab grade will represent the remaining 40%.)

 

Content Emphasis

Plate Tectonics; Volcanism; Igneous Rocks; Lava Chemistry; Isolation; Colonization; Evolutionary Mechanisms; Natural Selection; Evolutionary Genetics; Founder Effect; Genetic Drift; Natural History.

 

(A Unit Test on these concepts and their application in the natural history of islands will represent 10% of the unit grade.)

 

 

General Guidelines

 

 

For each assignment, students are expected to :

  • Read all parts of the reading assignment; this includes titles, graphs and charts, notes in margins, etc. ;
  • Keep notes for the reading section;
  • For the vocabulary words listed, look up the words in the glossary and include definitions in the notes;
  • Be prepared to teach me what you learned from the assignment; you will be receiving a quiz grade for the lesson;
  • Be prepared to turn in written work to be included in file as a work sample; work not requested at the time of the meeting should be kept in an organized binder or file. It may be requested at a later date. It will be useful in reviewing for the final.
  • Pass the chapter tests with a grade no lower than "C".

 

Resource Readings:
  • "Volcanoes: Crucibles of Creation"
  • "Hawaii: Showcase of Evolution"
  • "Hawaii: Biology"

 

Projects

Videos
  • "The Galapagos"
  • "Islands"
  • "Volcanoes"
  • "Born of Fire"

 

 

Links
  • Volcano World's List of Currently Erupting Volcanoes
  • The Galapagos . This site chronicles an actual journey through the Galapagos. In addition to travel photos and travel journals, there are maps, historical information (including info on the contributions of Charles Darwin and and of Sir AlfredWallace) and a discussion of some of the issues facing the Galapagos today.
  • Krakataou
  • Hawaiian Volcanology