Standards:
SC.912.L.15.13 Describe the conditions required for natural selection, including: overproduction of offspring, inherited variation, and the struggle to survive, which results in differential reproductive success.
SC.912.L.15.1 Explain how the scientific theory of evolution is supported by the fossil record, comparative anatomy, comparative embryology, biogeography, molecular biology, and observed evolutionary change.
Objective:
1. Student can explain the mechanisms that have allowed for genetic diversity.
2. Student can explain how scientific evidence supports the theory of evolution.
DEQ:
How is the scientific theory of evolution supported by different disciplines?
Agenda:
ENGAGE: "How Well...Words?" - Quick Check (Day 1), Natural Selection (Day 2), I.G. 15-3 When Is a Flipper a Wing? (Day 3)
EXPLORE: Theory of Evolution
EXPLAIN: Cornell Notes + Chapter 10-11
EXTEND: Chapter 10 QAR (Remediation), Natural Selection Questions (Enrichment)
EVALUATE: Natural Selection/Theory of Evolution Quiz
VOCABULARY: Evolution, Species, Fossil, Catastrophism, Artificial Selection, Heritability, Population, Fitness, Natural Selection, Theory, Adaptation, Anatomy, Embryology, Homologous Structure, Vestigial Organ, Fossil Record, Biogeography, Geologic Time
