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 - Watch Becoming Human (use Kanopy from the public library) Post Video Guide to Google Classroom. Start any day and finish another day if needed. - Apr 5
ADD - From Brian's - "Zoom" Activity - an intro - Divide students into 2 groups. Split up the photo story (5 min).
Then join groups. Decide if anything is missing.
See if students can draw what the middle picture should be. Explain why they made those choices. What information did they look at. Give 10 to 15 min.
Lesson 1 - How are traits inherited? - Apr 6 - Use the reebop traits to create and calculate punnett squares for each trait
Lesson 2 - Skull and Bone Analysis - Apr 7
Lesson 3 - Statistics of Genetic Inheritance - Apr 10
Lesson 4 - What is natural selection? (need newspapers and hole punchers) - Apr 11
Lesson 5 - Evolution by Natural Selection - Apr 12 (similar indoor option - Gene mutation experiment (adapt this for my classes))
Lesson 6 - Island Biogeography (sub lesson if needed) - Apr 13
Lesson 7 - Meiosis - Apr 14
Lesson 8 - Genetic inheritance and disorders (print Grade - Criteria A and D) (ELD Version)
Bio Common Assessment (Criteria A and D) - Apr 17 and 18
Lesson 9 - Survival and Reproduction - Apr 19 (similar to lesson 4 if needing to skip)
Lesson 10 - Fossils and Evolution - (skip if needed) - Apr 20
Lesson 11 - Evidence of Evolution Summary - Apr 24 (post to Google Classroom) - (look up and modify ELD version)
Lesson 12 - Genetic Variation in a Species (check work in last 15 min) - Apr 25
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)
Lesson 14 - Evolution and Biodiversity - Pika (2 lessons) - Apr 26 and 27
Test Review - Vocabulary and concepts (Test in next class)
Lesson 15 - Unit Test - Evolution - Apr 28 (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.