Wednesday, November 20, 2019
09:00 - 11:00, 120 min. -
Biology:
Geological Time -
GT started a geological time activity. Using adding machine tape, we measured 5-meter length and taped it to the floor. GT was instructed to measure out 0.1 mm from the start line, roughly the width of a pencil line, to mark when humans arrived. He then was given different lengths to measure and mark, with the event related to that point on the timeline, including the first Grasses, Apes, Horses during the current Cenozoic Era. He then marked the extinction of dinosaurs, the first flowering plants, earthworms, mammals, and the start of the dinosaurs of the Mesozoic era. Traveling back he marked when the first winged insects, the sharks, amphibians, ferns, land plants, and jawed fish appeared during the Paleozoic Era. He then, continuing to move back in time, added the onset of Eukaryotes, the significant increase in Oxygen to the atmosphere, and the first living being (the Prokaryotes), back to the creation of the Earth and moon designation, the start of Precambrian Time. We discussed how the different eras were determined and how they are represented in the fossil record. GT then determined what percentage of the Earth’s life included living things, how many years dinosaurs existed and other analytical questions about our timeline. GT then watched the first half of the movie “The History of Earth’. We will complete the film next time.
We looked at photos of fossils and paleoart of various paleozoic animals. We researched the most recent interpretations of them and how they relate to modern day faunal. We spent extra time on chordate evolution- pikaea, tunicates, and jawless fish.
JULIUS CAESAR by Shakespeare;RINSE THE BLOOD OFF MY TOGA
Lesson Outline
GT and I finished the reading and study of the play. We discussed the plot and interpreted the lines. We also completed a quotactvity for Act V. GT did quite well. We also discussed the literary term parody. We watched a Humorous interpretation of RINSE THE BLOOD OFF MY TOGA which is a parody of JULIUS CAESAR. GT enjoyed it.
In this activity, GT solved right triangles for all missing parts, sides, or angles. He us trig ratios SIN, COS and TAN and the inverse functions of SIN, COS and TAN to determine both missing sides and angles.
