Evolutionary Factors Lesson Plans

  • Worksheet
    Speciation and Genetic Drift
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    Worksheet
    Students match genetic drift, speciation and extinction vocabulary terms with their definitions.
    NGSS Standard
    HS-LS4.C: Adaptation
    		  
    Published by NGSS Life Science High School
  • Project
    Dinosaur Evolution Project
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    Students pretend to evolve a dinosaur using Darwin's principles of evolution and watch how the dinosaur adapts to an environmental change. This is a very comprehensive project including natural selection, adaptations, chromosome and point mutations, gene pools, isolation, Mendel genetics, protein synthesis, fossils, ecology, competition,and speciation.
    NGSS Standard
    HS-LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
    HS-LS4.B: Natural Selection
    HS-LS4.C: Adaptation
    		  
    Published by NGSS Life Science High School
  • Writing
    Issues in Genomics
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    Writing
    Articles in human genomics including: applications of genomic mapping, ethics in genomics, genetic information and privacy, genetic manipulation, understanding genomes, and more. Great for students to research a topic and present it to the class.
    NGSS Standard
    Gene Regulation
    		  
    Published by Action Bio Science High School
  • Worksheet
    Evolution Study Guide
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    Worksheet
    Students will be able to explain the modern theory of evolution, including: natural selection, the evolution of populations, fossils, Darwin's finches, gene pools, evidence and more important concepts. Hand out this worksheet before introducing evolution. Students are to fill in this worksheet while you teach. Students then use this worksheet as a central place to study from to prepare for a test or quiz.
    NGSS Standard
    HS-LS4.B: Natural Selection
    HS-LS4.C: Adaptation
    		  
    Published by NGSS Life Science High School
  • Worksheet
    Gene Mutations WS
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    Worksheet
    Students will learn about frameshift mutations and base substitution mutations. Protein synthesis topics include transcription, translation, polypeptide chain, and amino acid sequence. Mutation topics covered include point mutations, frameshift, reading frame, insertion, deletion, base substitution, transversion, transition, silent and nonsense mutations.
    NGSS Standard
    HS-LS3.B: Variation of Traits
    		  
    Published by NGSS Life Science High School

More Evolutionary Factors lesson plans are in the works.
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