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Syllabus

Unit IV.  Human Populations: 

Reproduction and Ecology

Please view Unit IV Introduction Video (coming soon)

Where should I start?

Suggested order for completing unit [link]

☺=  about one hour of work

(human embryo, morula stage)

TOPICS

ACTIVITIES

ASSIGNMENTS

MAJOR TOPIC ONE: 

REPRODUCTION

(How is a new organism started?  Why do we develop and age?)

• View Frolich PowerPoint for topic overview

[download--no narration](7 Mb)

[download with narration] (16 Mb) 

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• Human Life Cycle

• Meiosis again--eggs and sperm

• Fetal Development and Birth

• Read and review:

      Chapter 16

      Chapter 17

• Web activities [link]:

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• Compendium Review  [link] 

☺☺☺☺ (20 points)

• Quiz One [link] 

☺ (20 points)

• Online lab:   [link]

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• Post lab results in blog

☺☺ (20 points)

TOPICS

ACTIVITIES

ASSIGNMENTS

MAJOR TOPIC TWO: 

HUMAN LANDSCAPES

(Where did humans come from? How are we interacting with our environment?)

• View Frolich PowerPoint for topic overview

[download--no narration](19 Mb) 

[download with narration] (50 Mb)

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• Deep Time Evolutionary History

• Natural Selection

• Human Ecology

    -Physical Landscape

    -Biological Lanscape--what is domestication?

• Read and review

     Chapter 22

     Chapter 23

     Chapter 24

• Web activities [link]:

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• Compendium Review  [link] 

☺☺☺☺  (20 points)

• Quiz Two [link] 

☺ (20 points)

• Online lab:  Human Population Demographics [link]

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• Post lab results in blog

☺☺ (20 points)

LAB PROJECT FOR UNIT IV:

What species do I interact with?

(allow at least one week to complete)

• Record species interactions and look up information on species

[Lab Project instructions download]

[Lab species databases web links]

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• Lab write-up posted to blog

☺☺☺  (60 points)

ETHICAL ISSUE FOR UNIT IV:

Who should reproduce?

• Read differing Viewpoints [link]

• Moses and Brown "30,000 kg primate" article (PDF download)

• Watch this video!! [link]

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• Blog essay on ethical issue [link]

☺ (10 points)

• Read peer's ethical issues essays

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• Feedback on essays for each member of peer color group [link]

☺ (5 points)

• Reflect on Unit and your coursework so far

• Self and Unit Evaluation [link]

☺ (5 points)