Natural Selection
natural selection
MS-LS4-4.Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on using simple probability statements and proportional reasoning to construct explanations.]
artificial selection/genetically modified food
MS-LS4-5.Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on synthesizing information from reliable sources about the influence of humans on genetic outcomes in artificial selection (such as genetic modification, animal husbandry, gene therapy); and, on the impacts these technologies have on society as well as the technologies leading to these scientific discoveries.]
WHST.6-8.5 With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
RST.6-8.2 Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
MS-LS4-4.Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on using simple probability statements and proportional reasoning to construct explanations.]
artificial selection/genetically modified food
MS-LS4-5.Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on synthesizing information from reliable sources about the influence of humans on genetic outcomes in artificial selection (such as genetic modification, animal husbandry, gene therapy); and, on the impacts these technologies have on society as well as the technologies leading to these scientific discoveries.]
WHST.6-8.5 With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
RST.6-8.2 Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
Natural Selection
Play: Life Preserver Game: http://lifepreservers.msu.edu/
Read: Theory of Evolution By Natural Selection
Digital Lab: Charles Darwin Game of Evolution
http://science.discovery.com/games-and-interactives/charles-darwin-game.htm
http://science.discovery.com/games-and-interactives/charles-darwin-game.htm
darwin_survival_sheet.docx | |
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Read: Natural Selection
Lab: Squirrel Island
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Lab: Bird Beak Natural Selection
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Artificial Selection
Read: Origin of the Species
Activity: From Wolf to Dog: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/lessons/from-wolf-to-dog/lesson-overview/4783/
Digital Lab: Dog Breeding: http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/games/game_dogbreeding.html
dog_breeding_student_companion_sheet.docx | |
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Review/Reteach
Quiz
1-2 Corrections/Reteach
3-4 Watch Cosmos Ep. 2 The things that Molecules Do
3-4 Watch Cosmos Ep. 2 The things that Molecules Do