Standards:
Chapter 20Â The History of Life
20.1 . HS-LS 4-1, HS-ESS 1-5, HS-ESS 2-7
What do fossils reveal about ancient life?
How do we date events in Earth's history?
How was the geologic time scale established, and what are its major divisions?
How have Earth's physical and biological environments shaped the history of Earth?
20.2 HS-LS 4-1, HS-LS 4-4, HS-LS 4-5
What patterns describe the sequential nature of groups in the fossil record?
What does the fossil record show about periods of stasis and rapid change?
What are two patterns of macroevolution?
What evolutionary characteristics are typical of coevolving species?
20.3 HS-ESS 1-6, HS-ESS 2-7
What do scientists hypothesize about early Earth and the origin of life?
What theory explains the origin of eukaryotic cells?
Lectures:
20.1
20.2
Human History Lecture
Timeline Examples and instructions:
Math Directions
Project Directions
Example video
Where did life come from?: PBS (13 min)
Geologic time: a digital example
History of primate evolution
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Rubric with additional info
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