Evolution Unit Plan – Biology
Mr. Renfro - April 22- May 16
Monday
Tuesday
4/22
The History of Life
Day 1:
Wednesday
*CARS Questions
Video Clip –
*Ancient Earth vs.
New Earth
* The Line Activity
* Evidence of
Change ppt
*Chapter 14
Vocab (Due
Thurs)
4/28
* Quiz Chapter 14
* Read-Along
Chapter 15
*Darwin Video (Day
1)
*Ch. 15 Vocab
(sections 1/2)
Thursday
4/24
The History of Life
Day 2:
*CARS Questions
*Video Clip – The
Fossil Record
*Geological Time
Scale Activity
* Chapter 14
Packet
* Chapter 14 Quiz
(Monday)
4/30
* CARS
* Darwin Video
(Day 2)
* Follow-Up
Reflection (1
page) – 25 pts.
5/6
* CARS
* Natural
Selection Lab
(Outside)
*Section 15.2
Worksheets
5/12
5/2
*CARS
* Natural
Selection
simulation
*Natural Selection
webquest
* Turn In – 15 pts.
5/8
* CARS
*Hardy-Weinberg
Equilibrium Lab
* Section 15.3
Read-Along
* Genetic Drift
* Founder Effect
* Ch 15 review
5/14
*Chapter 15 Test
* Read Ch. 16
* Chapter 16 vocab
Friday
5/16
Finish Video: The
Link
Reflective Essay
(50 pts)
* Begin Video:
The Link
5/20
5/22
Final Exam Prep
Final Exam Prep
Introduction
Charles Darwin, Hardy-Weinberg Principle and speciation set the stage for the understanding of
Evolution. This unit covers Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection, evidence of evolution and the
shaping of the evolutionary theory.
Standards Biology 1
Labs
Lamarck vs. Darwin : Comparison Sample Lab
Darwins Finches Lab-Part One, Two, Three and
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Webquest : Evidence for Evolution
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artificial selection
natural selection
evolution
derived trait
ancestral trait
homologous structure
vestigial structure
analogous structure
embryo
biogeography
fitness
mimicry
camouflage
Hardy-Weinberg Principle
genetic drift
founder effect
bottleneck
stabilizing selection
directional selection
disruptive selection
sexual selection
prezygotic isolating mechanism
allopatric speciation
postzygotic isolating mechanism
sympatric speciation
adaptive radiation
gradualism
1. Explain that natural selection provides
the following mechanism for evolution:
a)undirected variation in inherited
characteristics exist within every species
b)these characteristics may give individuals
an advantage or disadvantage compared to
others in surviving and reproducing
c)advantaged offspring are more likely to
survive and reproduce
d)proportion of individuals that have
advantageous characteristics will increase
e)when an environment changes, the
survival value of some inherited
characteristics may change.
2. Explain that the variation of organisms
within a species increases the likelihood
that at least some members of a
species will survive under gradually
changing environmental conditions.
3. Describe historical scientific
developments that occurred in
evolutionary thought(e.g.,Lamarck,
Darwin, Mendelian Genetics and
modern synthesis).
4. Analyze how natural selection and other
evolutionary mechanisms and their
consequences provide a scientific
explanation for the diversity and unity of
past life forms, as depicted in the fossil
record, and present life forms.
5. Relate diversity and adaptation to
structures and their functions in living
organisms(e.g, adaptive radiation).
Essential Questions:
How does the theory of natural selection
explain evolution and diversity of life?