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BIOLOGY I
Course Code: 200031001
TOPIC VI: EVOLUTION – Origins of Life
Pacing
Date
Traditional 4 days
10-02-15 to 10-07-15
Block
ESSENTIAL CONTENT
A. Law vs. Theories in Science (15.8)
B. Contributions of Scientists (Pasteur, Oparin, Miller and
Urey, Margulis, Fox) (N.1.3, 1.4)
1. Theories of the Origins of Life
2. Earth’s Early Atmosphere
3. Conditions allowing for life on Earth
4. Organic Molecules/ Eukaryotes/ Chemical Evolution
C. Endosymbiotic Theory (conceptual)
1. Evolution of Eukaryotes from Prokaryotes
2. Evidence Supporting Theory
D. Role of Amino Acids and Proteins (18.1)
1. Results of Miller-Urey Experiment – Organic
Compounds
Division of Academics – Department of Science
First Nine Weeks
OBJECTIVES
 Apply knowledge of the development of a scientific
theory and/or recognize the differences between
theories and laws. (ALD)
 Recognize that theories do not become laws, theories
explain laws.
 Recognize that not all scientific laws have accompanying
explanatory theories.
 Summarize scientific explanations of the origin of
life on Earth. (ALD)
 Identify situations or conditions contributing to the origin
of life on Earth.
 Compare different ideas about how organic molecules
and cells first came about.
 Describe the experiments done to try and prove the
origin of life on Earth.
 Identify what is science, what clearly is not science, and
what superficially resembles science (but fails to meet
the criteria for science).
 Explain how the organic molecules that define life were
created and assembled into macromolecules.
2 days
10-02-15 to 10-07-15
INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS
Core Text Book: Chapter 19.3
Vocabulary:
abiogenesis, amino acid, biogenesis, chloroplast,
endosymbiotic theory, eukaryote, organelle, mitochondria,
organic molecule, oxygen, prokaryote, protein
Technology:
1. Bozeman Podcast: The Origin of Life – Scientific
Evidence
2. Bozeman Podcast: Abiogenesis
3. NOVA: Revealing Origins of Life
4. SCI: 100 Greatest Discoveries: Origin of Life
5. Endosymbiosis Animation
6. Interactive Timeline: Exploring Life’s Origins
7. http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/ (search your topic)
8. Edgenuity
9. Packet_6_OriginsofLife_L.15.8.docx
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BIOLOGY I
Course Code: 200031001
Video
 The Scientific Method: Experimentation  Accounting For Accuracy of Data During  What Caused the Hindenburg Disaster?
the Study
 Measuring Error in the Primary Mirror
Standard:
SC.912.N.1.4
Video
 Justifications for Fracking
 Food Research
Standard:
SC.912.L.14.5
Video
 The Origin of Life
 The Evolution of Complex Organisms
 Lynn Margulis Explains the Origin of
Complex Biological Life
Standard:
SC.912.L.15.8
Video
 The Origin of Life
 The Evolution of Complex Organisms
 Lynn Margulis Explains the Origin of
Complex Biological Life
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Standard:
SC.912.N.1.3
The Origin of Life
Chemical Origins of Life
RNA's Role in Creating Life
Evolution and Variation
Video
Charles Darwin
Asteroid Could Have Been “Regionally Catastrophic”
Turtles Can Hold Breath Underwater for Months – Yet Keep Brain Function
"Redshift" Questioned, and Laws of Physics Tested
Black Hole Discovered at the Center of the Milky Way
Theory: Quasars Form When Galaxies Collide
Evidence of Methane Gas on Mars Might Be Evidence of Life
Image
How Did Earth's Atmosphere Form?
New "Blue Marble" Image of Earth
"The Evolution of the Periodic System"
Photo of a "Merrifield Peptide Synthesizer"
Division of Academics – Department of Science
First Nine Weeks
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Where Did Life on Earth Originate?
Microscopic Organisms
Beginning of Life
The Origins of Evolution
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Learning Goals
BIOLOGY I
Course Code: 200031001
SC.912.L15.8: Describe the scientific explanations of the origin of life on Earth. (Cognitive Complexity: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts)
SCALE
LEARNING PROGRESSION
SAMPLE PROGRESS MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITIES
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I am able to analyze scientific explanations of the origin of life on Earth.
Evaluate the scientific contributions of Pasteur, Oparin,
Miller and Urey, Marguilis and Fox to the origin of life.
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I am able to evaluate scientific explanations of the origin of life on Earth.
Compare and contrast the scientific contributions of Pasteur,
Oparin, Miller and Urey, Marguilis and Fox to the origin of
life.
Score/Step 5.0
Score/Step 4.0
Construct a graphic organizer that includes specific
evidence that supports each contribution to the origin of life.
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I am able to summarize scientific explanations of the origin of life on Earth.
Score/Step 3.0 Target
(Learning Goal)
Explain how contributions of scientists such as Pasteur,
Oparin, Miller and Urey, Marguilis and Fox aided in the
development of the scientific explanation of the origin of life.
Create a foldable booklet that includes a summary of each
scientific contribution to the origin of life.
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I am able to recognize scientific explanations of the origin of life on Earth.
Score/Step 2.0
Identify situations or conditions contributing to the origin of
life.
Using a timeline with given dates, organize in chronological
order the contributions to the origin of life by Pasteur,
Oparin, Miller and Urey, Marguilis and Fox.
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I am able to recognize that all living things originated on Earth.
Score/Step 1.0
Division of Academics – Department of Science
First Nine Weeks
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