Evolution Unit: Voyage Plan

Dear Student Researchers,

During our 4-week journey through Evolution on the HMS Beagle, you will need to
collect artifacts at each of our stops on Galapagos Islands. These artifacts will be
kept in your chest on the ship. Information can also be found on the ship,
www.myeclassgcps.com, and www.path4education.com under the
EVOLUTION PBL tab.
Looking forward to your discoveries,
Your Captains

Week 1(2/9-2/17): Charles Darwin Pictorial Explanation

DUE 2/17
Content

Vocabulary

Grammar
Presentation

3
Includes:
A)Life and
Voyage
B)Galapagos
Islands (finches)
C)Theory
(include book)
D)4 factors of
evolution
Includes:
-evolution
-naturalist
-species
-traits
-adaptation
-natural
selection
No mistakes
Neat and
colorful
presentation

2
Includes 2-3
sections

1
Includes 1
section

Includes 3-4

Includes 2-3
words.

1-4 mistakes
Either not
neat or not
colorful

5+ mistakes
Not neat and
not colorful

TOTAL

Points

______/12
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Week 2 (2/17-2/23): DUE 2/23

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1st & 4th academic: THREE Current Evolution Research Articles from 2010-2015 DUE
2/24
2nd & 3rd academic: Five Current Evolution Research Articles form 2010-2015 DUE
2/24
___ On topic (1 point for each article)
___ Current 2010-2015(1 point for each article)
___ Source (bibliography)- write out (1 point for each article)
___ Print and Annotate (1 point for each article)
___Vocabulary (1 point for each article)

Week 3 (2/23-3/2): DUE 3/2

Use the guiding questions to form ideas on what to write about.
Your summary should be a detailed summary in your own words
and demonstrate a deep understanding of what you have read.
DO NOT SIMPLY ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
Guiding questions: Do the articles:
Describe a problem or a solution?
Provide new information, innovations (technology), or new
research or ideas?
Provide a narrative a specific species?
1st & 4th Academic: Choose ONE of the three Current Evolutions Articles and write a
summary. DUE 3/3
2nd & 3rd Academic: Choose TWO of the five Current Evolutions Articles and write
detailed summary that MUST include a compare/contrast element. DUE 3/3
Category
Content: Cite
evidence

Content:
Explanation

3
At least 3
pieces of
evidence are
clearly
referenced
and are
relevant to
summary
Evidence is
thoroughly,
clearly, and
accurately

2
1-2 pieces of
evidence are
clearly
referenced
and are
relevant to
summary

1
No evidence
is referenced
or is NOT
relevant to
summary

Evidence is
thoroughly,
clearly, and
accurately

Evidence is
lacking, but
summary is
explained to

Total

Evolution Unit: Voyage Plan

Vocabulary/Gram
mar

explained to
the reader in
the writers
OWN words.

explained to
the reader in
the writers
OWN words.

Accurate use
of vocabulary
and no more
than 1
mistake in
grammar.

Accurate use
of vocabulary
and no more
than 3
mistakes in
grammar.

the reader in
the writers
OWN words
and relevant
to summary.
Accurate use
of vocabulary
and has more
3 mistakes in
grammar.

Points

_____/9

Week 4(3/2-3/9): DUE 3/9

Superbug Week- We will read articles and complete research on the co-evolution of
species. Then, we will tackle a question about the use and development of
genetically engineered species. Finally, we will debate the question. What team will
be the victor?!
Grading rubric TBA, but you will be graded on each component.

Discussions on eClass
Myeclassgcps.com Discussion Posts: A discussion assignment will open up each
week on Friday. Part of this assignment may require reading articles. Then you will
create a discussion thread and post your original response to the prompt by
Tuesday. Finally, you will have until Thursday to respond to 2 classmates posts and
write what and why you feel/think about what your classmate wrote.
Answer
Prompt
Responses

3
Yes

Posted
Comment
about 2
peers post
and why
he/she felt
that way

2
Answered
some of it
but not all
Posted
comment
about 1
peers post
and why
he/she felt
that way.

1
No

Points

Did not post

to 2 peers
posts
and/or
didnt
explain why

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Voyage Plan Calendar- Watch for discussion posts and responses due
dates and also weekly project due dates!!! Dont let the BMS Beagle sail
off without you!!!
Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Feb. 6

10
-Evolution
Test
Discussion
DUE 11:30
pm

11

16
Presidents
Day
NO
SCHOOL

17
-Evolution
Discussion
1 DUE
11:30 pm
-Darwin
Project
DUE Inclass
24
-Evolution
Discussion
2 DUE
11:30 pm

18

3
-Evolution
Discussion
3 DUE
11:30 pm

10
-Evolution
Discussion

11

23
-Evolution
Annotated
Research
Articles
DUE Inclass
2
-Evolution
Research
Summary
DUE Inclass
9
-Evolution
Discussion

25

12
-Evolution
Test
Discussion
Responses
DUE 11:30
pm
19
-Evolution
Discussion
1
Responses
DUE 11:30
pm

26
-Evolution
Discussion
2
Responses
DUE 11:30
pm
5
-Evolution
Discussion
3
Responses
DUE 11:30
pm
12

-Evolution
Test
Discussion
Open
13
-Evolution
Discussion
1 Open

Saturday/Sun
day
7-8

14-15

20
-Evolution
Discussion
2 Open

21-22

27
-Evolution
Discussion
2 Open

28-March 1

6
-Evolution
Discussion
Final

7-8
-Evolution
Discussion
Final

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Final
-Superbug
Week DUE
in-class

Final DUE
11:30pm