Unit Question: How are the characteristics of one generation related to the previous generation?
Unit Guide - Evolution
Math - create digital tables and graphs (check lessons for this - more digital if needed)
Finish and turn in "hand model" experiment if needed.
Lesson Intro - Becoming Human - First Steps (use Kanopy) Post Video Guide to Google Classroom. Start any day and finish another day if needed. - Nov 13
Lesson 1 - How are traits inherited? - Nov 14 - (Need mini marshmallows)
Lesson 2 - Skull and Bone Analysis - Nov 17
Lesson 3 - Statistics of Genetic Inheritance - Nov 18
Lesson 4 - What is natural selection? (need newspapers and hole punchers) - Nov 19
Lesson 5 - Evolution by Natural Selection - Nov 20 (similar indoor option - Gene mutation experiment (adapt this for my classes if needed))
Lesson 6 - Island Biogeography (sub lesson if needed) - Nov 21
Lesson 7 - Meiosis - Dec 1
Lesson 8 - Genetic inheritance and disorders (print Grade - Criteria A and D) (ELD Version)
Bio Common Assessment (Criteria A and D) - Dec 2 and 3
Lesson 9 - Survival and Reproduction - Dec 4 (similar to lesson 4 if needing to skip)
Lesson 10 - Fossils and Evolution - (skip if needed) - Dec 5
Lesson 11 - Evidence of Evolution Summary - Dec 8 (post to Google Classroom) - (look up and modify ELD version)
No more late work after Friday, Dec 12.
Lesson 12 - Genetic Variation in a Species (check work in last 15 min) - Dec 9
Add - Approaches to Learning Check In
Look at your ATL Skill choice on the Unit Guide - Evolution
Thumbs up or down with how it is going.
Share with your group how you are doing with your goal.
Lesson 13 - Stickleback Simulation Experiment (Crit C grade for a recent lab) - (Skip with ELD) - Skipped in 2025
Lesson 14 - Evolution and Biodiversity - Pika (2 lessons) - Dec 10 and 11
Test Review - Vocabulary and concepts (Test in next class)
NOTE - Will give this as the final exam next week and pick a few lessons from the Disease Unit to make up the difference - Computer Model?
Lesson 15 - Unit Test - Evolution - Dec 18 (add to the final exam in the fall semester)
Complete Comic after the test
Extra Lesson option
- "NOVA - Last Extinction" on Kanopy (53 min - video guide - post to Google Classroom)
- Gene Technology - (Video) 25 min
Discuss -
What is gene editing?
How should genetics be used to solve problems vs. the risks of changing genes?
How might humans be impacted directly by gene editing?
How will the farm systems be impacted by gene editing?
How does gene editing compare to the natural process of evolution?
Lesson 16 - Applications of Evolution (a 2 day unit project) - April 28 and 29
Extra - Evolution lessons
From standard 11. Genetic variation among organisms affects survival and reproduction.
Construct an explanation based on evidence that the process of evolution primarily results from four factors: (1) the potential for a species to increase in number, (2) the heritable genetic variation of individuals in a species due to mutation and sexual reproduction, (3) competition for limited resources, and (4) the proliferation of those organisms that are better able to survive and reproduce in the environment. (HS-LS4-2) (Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on using evidence to explain the influence each of the four factors has on number of organisms, behaviors, morphology, or physiology in terms of ability to compete for limited resources and subsequent survival of individuals and adaptation of species. Examples of evidence could include mathematical models such as simple distribution graphs and proportional reasoning.)
1. DNA codes for the complex hierarchical organization of systems that enable life's functions.
7. Organisms interact in groups to benefit the species.
8. The characteristics of one generation are dependent upon the genetic information inherited from previous generations.
10. Evidence of common ancestry and diversity between species can be determined by examining variations including genetic, anatomical and physiological differences.
More Challenging - Population genetics and evolution - Hardy-Weinberg (A mathematical model for evolution - where does this fit? is this in the standards??)
Possibly if absent - Can get examples on Khan Academy for Evolution.