HS-LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
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Evidence of Evolution Worksheet Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
Lesson Plan (DOCX) & Answer Key with Membership
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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Vertebrate Worksheet - Taxonomy Free Lesson Plan
Worksheet
In this vertebrate worksheet, students use a concept map to interpret how animals are related.NGSS Standard
HS-LS4-1
HS-LS4-5
HS-LS4-6
MS-LS1-4 (Animal Plant Structures)
Published by Shannan Muskopf
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BLAST Cancer RAS Gene Project Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
Lesson Plan (DOCX) & Answer Key with Membership
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 Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
Lesson Plan (DOCX) & Answer Key with Membership
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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Examining the Fossil Record Lab Free Lesson Plan
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
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Fingerprint Classification Worksheet Free Lesson Plan
Worksheet
Students use fingerprints to learn how to create a classification system.NGSS Standard
HS-LS4-1
HS-LS4-5
Published by Shannan Muskopf
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Classification Mnemonic Worksheet Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
Lesson Plan (DOCX) & Answer Key with Membership
Worksheet
In this classification worksheet, students will learn the structure of the Linnaeus’s classification system by creating a mnemonic about how organisms are organized, from the kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, the genus to species.NGSS Standard
HS-LS4-1
HS-LS4-5
Published by NGSS Life Science