Key Concept
Change
Related Concept
interaction, environment
Global Context
globalization and sustainability
Statement of Inquiry
Species change over time through interactions with their environment: the evolution of humans has impacted global biodiversity in ways that may not be sustainable.
Key Words
ancestral
Comperative
distribution
evolved
isolation
selection
speciation
sustainable
Questions
Factual Question:
Factual: What is speciation?
What occurs during meiosis?
What effects do genetic mutations have on the survival of species?
Conceptual Question:
How can we understand and know about events and processes that occurred many years ago and over a long period of time?
How do changes in habitats led to the development of new species?
What occurs during the process of natural selection?
How do changes in the genetic code lead to phenotypic variation?
How have changes within cells led to the development of new species?
How are species interrelated?
How can scientists work out how closely related species are?
How can we understand and know about events and processes that occurred many years ago and over a long period of time?
How have changes in habitats led to the development of new species?
What occurs during the process of natural selection?
How do changes in the genetic code lead to phenotypic variation?
How have changes within cells led to the development of new species? How are species interrelated?
How can scientists work out how closely related species are?
Debatable Question:
To what extent have humans and their lifestyles driven the evolution of other species?
To what extent is the use of antibiotics in farming benefitting or harming human health?
Now share and compare your thoughts and ideas with your partner, or with the whole class.
What are ATL Skills?
I Communication
II Collaboration
III Organization
IV Affective
V Reflection
VI Information Literacy
VII Media Literacy
VIII Critical Thinking
IX Creativity and Innovation
X Transfer
Command Words
They indicate what approach should be applied to the information found.
Glossary
Learner Profile
reflective - thoughtfully considering the world and your own ideas and experiences
Objectives
Find out: how life on Earth has evolved over millions of years; about the evidence for evolution and how new species are formed.
Explore the mechanisms of natural selection and speciation.
Take action by campaigning to protect an endangered animal at risk of extinction.
Reflection
In this Unit we have found out about how species change through time and space, and seen how the evolution of species results through species’ interactions and adaptations to their environment. We have explored the evidence for evolution, and the extent to which humans and their lifestyles have driven the evolution of other species. We have explained how new species evolve through the process of natural selection and speciation. We have learnt about our role as a reflective learner by considering the world through our own ideas and experiences.
ATL Skills
Media literacy skills we have analysed the way information about scientist is presented.
Information literacy skills we have researched information about scientists.
Critical-thinking skills we have learnt how to ask testable inquiry questions, to observe carefully and to evaluate what we observe.
Creative-thinking skills we have used brainstorming to generate and share ideas.
Collaboration skills we have taken responsibility for safe behaviour in the laboratory.
Assessment
Criterion B: Inquiring and designing.
Criterion C: Processing and evaluating
Links to Other Subject
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