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Goals for the Week

• Graph data using appropriate data graphing protocols
• Use scientific observations to explain how a population changes over time due to human impacts.
• Explain how the selective pressures on a population may impact the frequencies of phenotypes in a population.
• Propose a claim supported by scientific evidence to explain an observation.
• Provide evidence-based reasoning to make a scientific argument.

SEPs

• Analyzing and interpreting data
• Using mathematical and computational reasoning
• Constructing explanations and designing solutions
• Engaging in argument from evidence
• Obtaining, evaluating and communicating information

Monday 
Explore elephant population data (pages 1 and 2 only)

• Individual graph due by the end of the hour
• Sample Graph

Wednesday 

How can we determine which factors might impact the elephant population?

Thursday is a half-day!

Friday

Tusklesness in Elephants

• Please complete part 1 as a group.  
• First minute of The Great Elephant Census video
• Entire video, Selection for Tuskless Elephants
• Part 2 will be an assessment in Google Classroom on Monday