Evidence of Evolution

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  Evidence of Evolution Worksheet
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  Worksheet Students are introduced to evidence of evolution vocabulary terms, and they use those terms to answer questions.
  NGSS Standard HS-LS4-1 MS-LS4-2 (Anatomical Structures) MS-LS4-3 (Embryology)
  Published by NGSS Life Science

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  BLAST Cancer RAS Gene Project
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  Project Students will do a BLAST and learn about how a mutated gene will code for an abnormal protein, affecting the organism’s phenotype.
  NGSS Standard HS-LS1-1 HS-LS1-4 HS-LS3-1 HS-LS3-2 HS-LS4-1
  Published by NGSS Life Science

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  Evidence of Evolution Test Question Bank
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  Test Question bank to build assessments. An active membership is required to view questions.
  NGSS Standard HS-LS4-1 MS-LS4-1 (Fossils) MS-LS4-2 (Anatomical Structures) MS-LS4-3 (Embryology)
  Published by NGSS Life Science

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  The Science of Ape Intelligence
  Free Lesson Plan Free Video
  Multimedia Student will watch the video about the science of ape intelligence and, after watching, discuss answers to questions related to similarities and differences between intelligence in apes and in humans. Students are first organized into teams to track experiments and field observations. Students then watch the video (online or by DVD) and take notes on their topic. Student next will meet in their groups and fill in the two worksheets. Lastly, student will have a class discussion about the topics discussed.
  NGSS Standard HS-LS2-8 MS-LS1-8 (Brain)
  Published by Margy Kuntz, NGHT, Inc. and WGBH Educational Foundation

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  Examining the Fossil Record Lab
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  Lab Students analyze the characteristics of fossils, organize paper "fossils" to show change over time by developing an evolutionary tree based on the morphology and age of fossils.
  NGSS Standard HS-LS4-1 MS-LS4-1 (Fossils) MS-LS4-2 (Anatomical Structures)
  Published by Shannan Muskopf