Biology B: Evolution Unit Plan
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Feb 2
Feb 3
Feb 4
Feb 5
Feb 6
-Go over DNA TEST
-Genetic Engineering Present
-finish Gen Eng Presentation
-Breeding, Variation, 4 parts
of natural selection
- Variation Lab
-Darwin: voyage, influences
-Graphing analysis
-HW Quiz 15.1 and 15.2
-Evidence of Evol lecture
(fossils)
HW: NONE
HW Notes 15.1 “Darwin’s
Theory”
HW:Finish Variation Lab
HW: Notes 15.2 “Evidence of
Evolution”
HW: NONE
Feb 9
Feb 10
Feb 11
Feb 12
Feb 13
-Finish Fossils/Geologic Time
-Eternal Arms Race video
- Genetic drift, 3 types of
selection
-Selection worksheet
-Genetic drift lab
HW: Notes 15.3 “Shaping Evol
Theory”
HW: Finish DNA Extraction
Lab Sheet
-HW Quiz 15.3
- Speciation, Patterns of
Evolution
-Speciation worksheet
HW: Finish Speciation worksheet
HW: Finish genetic drift lab
Feb 16
Feb 17
Feb 18
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
-Cladogram lecture
Feb 19
-Cladogram activity
HW: Key terms from studyguide
HW: prepare for test!
HW: NONE 
Feb 20
-Evolution TEST!!!!
HW: None
Section
14.1
Fossil
Evidence of
Change
I can…….
-Describe how early Earth is different from the Earth we know today.
-List the 6 types of fossils, explain how each is formed, and give an example of each.
-Compare and contrast relative and radiometric dating.
-Identify the 4 majors eras in the geological time scale and explain in general what happened in each.
15.1
Darwin’s
Theory
-Understand how these things shaped the formation of Darwin’s theory: HMS Beagle, Galapagos Islands,
Lyell, artificial breeding, Malthus
Vocabulary
-Fossil
-Relative dating
-Radiometric dating
-Geologic time scale
-Era
-Plate tectonics
-Artificial selection
-Natural selection
-Evolution
-List the 4 principles of natural selection and tell how they would explain how a species changes over time.
-Explain why “On The Origin of Species” was a milestone in scientific discovery.
15.2
Evidence of
Evolution
-Describe how fossils provide evidence of evolution.
-Explain how each of the 3 kinds of comparative anatomy provide evidence of evolution.
-Use embryology, biochemistry, and geographical distribution of species to determine evidence of a
common ancestor.
-Explain how fitness is determined by adaptations.
-Give examples of adaptations in plants and animals, such as mimicry and camouflage.
15.3
Shaping
Evolutionary
Theory
-Explain how genetic drift, including founder effect and bottleneck, influences changes in the traits of a
species.
-Compare and contrast among the 3 types of selection: stabilizing, directional, and disruptive.
-Differentiate between the two types of speciation: allopatric and sympatric
-Describe the 5 patterns of evolution and how they will impact the resulting populations.
17.2
Modern
Classification
-Explain what phylogeny is and how a cladogram shows phylogenetic relationships.
-Derived trait
-Ancestral trait
-Homologous structures
-Vestigial structures
-Analogous structures
-Embryo
-Biogeography
-Adaptation
-Fitness
-Camouflage
-Mimicry
-Genetic drift
-Founder effect
-Bottleneck
-Stabilizing selection
-Directional selection
-Disruptive selection
-Allopatric speciation
-Sympatric speciation
-Adaptive radiation
-Coevolution
-Convergent evolution
-Gradualism
-Punctuated equilibrium
-Phylogeny
-Cladistics
-Cladogram