Natural Selection & Evolution
Simply...Change over time
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 fur to mutation and sexual reproduction, (3) competition for limited resources, and (4) the poliferation 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 adaptations of populations.
HS-LS4-6: Create or revise a simulation to test a solution to mitigate adverse impacts of human activity on biodiversity.
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ESS2-4: Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth's systems result in changes in climate.
HS-LS4-5: Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in: (1) increase in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time and (3) the extinction of other species.
Lesson 1:
Introduction to Evolution
May
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Supplemental Videos
Cosmos: Some Things Molecules Do
Amoeba Sisters: Natural Selection
Crash Course: Natural Selection
Cornerstone Education: Theory of Evolution
Lesson 2:
The Puzzle of Life's Diversity
May
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Darwin's Voyage of Discovery
Biointeractive: Making of a Theory
Evolution of the Peppered Moth
Peppered Moths of England
Lesson 3:
To the Lab!
May
Labs took several days to complete, students who missed need to obtain data from other classmates.
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Lesson 4:
Influences on Charles Darwin
May
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Evolutionary Trading Card(s) Ideas
Supplemental Videos:
Who Influenced Charles Darwin?
The Things Darwin Never Knew
Lesson 5:
Darwin Presents His Case Pt. 1
May
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Amoeba Sisters: Natural Selection
Crash Course: Natural Selection
Lesson 6:
Darwin Presents His Case Pt. 2
May
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Stated Clearly: Evidence of Evolution
Crash Course: Evidence for Evolution
Lesson 7:
Genes & Variations: Selection
May
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Lesson 8:
Speciation: The Formation of a speices
May
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Amoeba Sisters: Speciation
Crash Course: Speciation
Lesson 9:
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Adv. Classes Only
May
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Lesson 10:
Extinction & De-extinction
May
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Supplemental Videos:
Nat. Geo. Epic Message for the Future
SciShow: Mass Extinctions
TEDx De-Extinction
Life Noggin: Animals Back from Extinction
Review for the Exam Evo Questions will be on Final
