Evolution Unit – December 8th to 19th
Date
December
8th
December
9th
*Library*
Topic/Activities
1. Warm Up
2. Natural and Sexual Selection (PowerPoint)
1. Warm Up
2. Natural Selection Gizmos (Online Lab)
 Complete computer simulations:
 Natural Selection Gizmo
 Rainfall and Bird Beaks
Gizmo
Homework
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pg 335
#1-11, 14
Learning Goals
use proper scientific
terminology to
describe natural and
sexual selection
describe types of
selection that lead
to evolution in
species
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Success Criteria
define the terms:, directional selection, stabilizing
selection, disruptive selection, sexual selection,
genetic drift, genetic bottle neck, founder effect,
human influences on selection
describe the three types of natural selection
describe sexual selection and sexual dimorphisms
compare natural and sexual selection
explain how small populations can experience
evolution without selection pressures
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December
10th
Course Code: DZCEW7ZPQG
1. Warm Up
2. Take up Homework
 pg 335 #1-11, 14
3. Speciation and Patterns of Evolution
(PowerPoint)
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pg 340 #2-6
pg 345 #1-5
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December
11th
December
12th
1. Warm Up
2. Darwin and Selection Formative Quiz
3. Take up Homework
 pg 340 #2-6
 pg 345 #1-5
4. The History of Life (PowerPoint)
1. Warm Up
2. Take up Homework
 pg 355 #2-9
3. Collect Human Evolution Projects
4. Human Impacts on Evolution - Benefits
and Issues of Artificial Selection (Articles
and Discussion)
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pg 355 #2-9
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use proper scientific
terminology to
describe speciation
and patterns of
evolution
explain the process
of speciation
describe patters of
evolution
use proper scientific
terminology to
describe the
evolution of life on
Earth
describe how life on
Earth has evolved
describe the
impacts humans
have on evolution
in other species
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define the terms: microevolution, speciation,
reproductive isolation, prezygotic, postzygotic,
allopatric speciation, sympatric speciation, adaptive
radiation, coevolution, divergent evolution,
convergent evolution
compare allopatric and sympatric speciation
describe mechanisms of reproductive isolation
compare prezygotic and postzygotic reproductive
isolation
compare convergent and divergent evolution
explain how species can evolve together
define the terms: macroevolution, evolution of life,
diversification, mass extinction, transitional forms
explain how life on Earth has evolved over billions of
years
explain the progression of complexity of life
describe how humans impact the evolution of other
species
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December
15th
1. Warm Up
2. Discuss and Hand Back Human Evolution
Projects
3. Review
1. Evolution Unit Test
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Review
Questions
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Self Quiz
pg 317
#1-18
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pgs 318-323
#1-15, 28,
30, 32, 33,
37, 39, 40,
42, 44-48,
54-58,
63-68, 75,
78-82
December
16th
Self Quiz
pg 371
#1-19
1. Warm Up
2. Article Review
December
17th
pgs 372-376
#1-13,
17-27, 29,
32-41,
46-49, 53,
55-58, 69
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December
18th and
19th
1. Warm Ups
2. The Incredible Human Machine (Video)
use proper scientific  define the terms: primate, prosimian, anthropoid,
terminology to
hominids
describe human
 compare primates and hominids
evolution
 describe the features that make humans different from
describe how
other primates
humans evolved
 describe how hominids have evolved and travelled
Genetic Variation
o describe the importance of genetic variation
o compare neutral, harmful and beneficial mutations
Evidence for Evolution
o compare evidence for evolution collected by the following branches of
science: paleontology, comparative anatomy, embryology, comparative
biochemistry, protective resemblance, geographical distribution,
domestication and classification
o compare homologous, analogous and vestigial features
Lamarck, Wallace and Darwin
o describe the research and contributions of Lamarck, Wallace and Darwin
Selection
o compare artificial, natural and sexual selection
o describe the three types of natural selection (directional, stabilizing and
disruptive)
o describe the two types of sexual selection (competition and mate choice)
o describe how humans have impacted the evolution of other species
Evolution in Small Populations
o compare types of genetic drifts (genetic bottle neck and founder effects)
Speciation
o describe a species and explain the process of speciation
o compare prezygotic and poszygotic speciation
Patterns of Evolution
o compare convergent, divergent and coevolution
History of Life
o describe how life on Earth evolved
Human Evolution
o describe the process of human evolution
o describe the features of A. aferensis, A. robustus, H. habilis, H. erectus,
H. neandethalesis
o compare anthropoid and prosimian organisms
o list the features that are distinctly human
use proper
 use proper scientific terminology to describe human
scientific
body systems
terminology to
 compare structures and functions of each of the main
describe human
organ systems in humans
body systems