Biology Lesson Plans
Unit 9: Evolution
Key Concepts and Skills:
1. Understand how scientific theories are developed.
2. Compare the history of life in terms of geologic history of a species:
a. Biodiversity
b. Ancestry
c. Rate of Evolution
3. Evaluate the scientific evidence that supports the theory of evolution.
a. Fossil Record
b. Biochemistry
c. Embryologic Development
d. Homologous Structures
4. Analyze the effect of natural selection on species.
5. Understand chemical resistance as a modern example of biological evolution.
Notebook Check:
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Tuesday (1/20)
1. Activating Strategy: Live Bird Video Clip-Evolution
2. How Theories Are Developed
3. The Basics of Evolution
Wednesday (1/21)
1. Scientific Evidence of Evolution
Thursday (1/22)
1. Evaluating the Evidence of Evolution:
Friday (1/23)
1. Lab: Battle of the Beaks
Monday (1/26)
1. Activating Strategy: Candy Dish Selection
2. Natural Selection
3. Chemical Resistance
Tuesday (1/27)
1. Vocabulary Quiz
2. Finish Unit Questions
Wednesday (1/28)
1. Lab: Human Hand Adaptations
Thursday (1/29)
1. Quiz
2. Notebook Check
Friday (1/30)
1. Review Quiz and Unit Questions
Monday (2/2)
1. Review for Exam
Tuesday (2/3)
1. Test: Evolution
Vocabulary:
Natural Selection
Reproductive Isolation
Behavioral Isolation
Geographic Isolation
Temporal Isolation
Relative Dating
Radiometric Dating
Homologous Structures
Vestigial Structures
Analogous Structures
Fitness
Convergent Evolution
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