EVOLUTION Unit Plan – Chapter 10,11
Review notes, labs, Do-Nows, study guides and all other assignments. Go to classzone.com to review online
chapter activities.
I. Standards
Students who demonstrate understanding can:
HS-LS4-1. Communicate scientific information that common ancestry and biological evolution are supported
by multiple lines of empirical evidence.
HS-LS4-2. 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-LS4-3. Apply concepts of statistics and probability to support explanations that organisms with an
advantageous heritable trait tend to increase in proportion to organisms lacking this trait.
HS-LS4-4. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of
populations.
HS-LS4-5. Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in: (1)
increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3)
the extinction of other species.
II. Objectives: Answer in your notebook. Complete sentences.
YOU MUST BE ABLE TO:
1. Describe the differences between natural selection and artificial selection.
2. Explain how inherited variation and artificial selection are related.
3. Explain how Darwin’s finches and tortoises show speciation.
4. Explain what caused the speciation of salamanders in California.
5. Explain how reproductive isolation, ecological competition, changes in a gene pool, and geographic
isolation can produce a new species.
6. Explain how geological evidence contributed to Darwin’s theory of natural selection.
7. Explain the four pieces of evidence Darwin used to support the theory of evolution.
8. Explain the difference between a single gene trait and a polygenic trait.
9. Explain how natural selection can affect gene frequencies.
10. Describe 2 processes that lead to inherited variation.
11. Explain the 3 types of selective pressures on polygenic traits.
III. Vocabulary: Define vocab words and know how to apply them.
evolution
population
Gene pool
species
fitness
Allele frequency
fossil
Homologous structure
Normal distribution
variation
Vestigial structure
Directional selection
adaptation
Analogous structure
Stabilizing selection
Artificial selection
extinction
Disruptive selection
Natural selection
Hardy Weinberg equilibrium
Adaptive radiation
Reproductive isolation
speciation
IV.
Labs/Projects/Activities:
Origami birds
Fishy Frequencies
Now you see, now you don’t
Bird beaks
Evolution of a word
Bengal tiger
Salamander Speciation
Amino Acid Comparison
Ch 11 foldable
Ch 10 foldable
EVOLUTION Unit Plan – Chapter 10,11
Review notes, labs, Do-Nows, study guides and all other assignments. Go to classzone.com to review online
chapter activities.
I. Standards
Students who demonstrate understanding can:
HS-LS4-1. Communicate scientific information that common ancestry and biological evolution are supported
by multiple lines of empirical evidence.
HS-LS4-2. 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-LS4-3. Apply concepts of statistics and probability to support explanations that organisms with an
advantageous heritable trait tend to increase in proportion to organisms lacking this trait.
HS-LS4-4. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of
populations.
HS-LS4-5. Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in: (1)
increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3)
the extinction of other species.
II. Objectives: Answer in your notebook. Complete sentences.
YOU MUST BE ABLE TO:
1. Describe the differences between natural selection and artificial selection.
2. Explain how inherited variation and artificial selection are related.
3. Explain how Darwin’s finches and tortoises show speciation.
4. Explain what caused the speciation of salamanders in California.
5. Explain how reproductive isolation, ecological competition, changes in a gene pool, and geographic
isolation can produce a new species.
6. Explain how geological evidence contributed to Darwin’s theory of natural selection.
7. Explain the four pieces of evidence Darwin used to support the theory of evolution.
8. Explain the difference between a single gene trait and a polygenic trait.
9. Explain how natural selection can affect gene frequencies.
10. Describe 2 processes that lead to inherited variation.
11. Explain the 3 types of selective pressures on polygenic traits.
III.
Vocabulary: Define vocab words and know how to apply them.
evolution
population
Gene pool
species
fitness
Allele frequency
fossil
Homologous structure
Normal distribution
variation
Vestigial structure
Directional selection
adaptation
Analogous structure
Stabilizing selection
Artificial selection
extinction
Disruptive selection
Natural selection
Hardy Weinberg equilibrium
Adaptive radiation
Reproductive isolation
speciation
IV. Labs/Projects/Activities:
Origami birds
Fishy Frequencies
Now you see, now you don’t
Bird beaks
Evolution of a word
Bengal tiger
Salamander Speciation
Amino Acid Comparison
Ch 11 foldable
Ch 10 foldable