Evolution by Clara Gill https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution Writing Lesson Plans en-us 2017-03-27 20:49:10 UTC 2025-11-14 19:10:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Evolution Standard Vocabulary-Erin https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163248116 Species-A group of similar organisms that can mate and produce fertile offspring
adaptation-a trait that has changed to help an organism survive and reproduce
Natural Selection-(if you have trait that help you in your environment you are more likely to survive than if your traits don't help you in your environment)
Variation-Any difference between individuals of the same species
Overproduction-The effect or what happens when a species makes more offspring (children) than can survive
Competition- What happens when there is a limited food supply or other resources
evolution-How species change over time to adapt to their environment
Homologous structures-Similar bone structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor
Branching tree-A diagram that shows how scientists think different groups of organisms are related
Gradualism-he idea that evolution occurs slowly but steadily over time
Punctuated equilibrium-The idea that species change (evolve) during short periods of quick change]]> 2017-03-28 19:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163248116 Animals evolve to survive in their environment. https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163249449 2017-03-28 19:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163249449 Idea -Erin https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163250397 Using all the things that lead to the changing of a species we create a station game that has things-happen based on that.have questions relating to vocab before and after to test what they have learned.After watching power point briefly explaining ideas play the station game and we will have a question realting to changes that could have happend]]> 2017-03-28 19:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163250397 5. MODELING HALF-LIFE-Brianna The traditional approach in the science classroom to teaching about half-life usually includes some board work or work with a pencil and paper to calculate the half life and how many years go by using math and a chart of known half-lives of certain radioactive elements.However, this is generally just a plug and chug "activity" that does not click with students who may not be strong in math or able to grasp the concept without actually experiencing it.This lab activity does take a bit of preparation since there needs to be quite a few pennies available in order to properly do the activity. One roll of pennies is enough for two lab groups to use, so obtaining the rolls from the bank prior to needing them is the easiest route. Once the containers of pennies are made, they can be kept year after year if the storage space is available. Students will use the pennies as a model of how one element ("headsium" - the parent isotope) changes into a different element ("tailsium" - the daughter isotope) during radioactive decay.How this connects to evolution:Using half-life is very important to scientists to radiometrically date fossils and place it into the correct part of the fossil record. By finding and dating more fossils, the fossil record becomes more complete and the evidence for evolution and the picture of how life has changed over time becomes more complete. https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163252718 2017-03-28 19:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163252718 4. EXPLAINING IMPRINT FOSSILS-Brianna https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163252966 The fossil record gives us a glimpse as to what life was like in the past on Earth. There are many types of fossils, including imprint fossils. These types of fossils are made from an organism leaving an impression in mud, clay, or other type of softened rock that hardens over time. These types of fossils can be examined to learn more about how an organism lived in the past.While this activity is a quick classroom tool, it actually takes a bit of preparation time on the teacher's part to make the imprint fossils. Gathering the materials necessary and then creating acceptable imprint fossils from those materials may take some time and will need to be done in advance of the lesson. The "fossils" can be used once or there are ways to make them so they can be used year after year.How this activity connects to evolution:The fossil record is one of science's great catalogs of the history of life on earth that gives evidence to the Theory of Evolution. By examining fossils of life in the past, scientists are able to figure out how life has changed over time. By looking for clues in the fossils, students can get an understanding for how these fossils can outline the history of life and how it has changed over time.]]> 2017-03-28 19:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163252966 3. GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE ACTIVITY-Brianna This particular activity can be adapted to take an entire class period (plus more time if desired) or it can be used in an abbreviated form to supplement a lecture or discussion depending on how much time is available and how much depth the teacher would like to include in the lesson. The lab can be done in large groups, small groups, or individually depending on space, time, material, and abilities. The students will draw, to scale, the Geologic Time Scale, and highlight important events along the timeline.How this activity connects to evolution:Understanding the process of events through the history of the earth and the appearance of life is a great way to show how evolution has changed species over time. To really put some perspective on how long life has been evolving since it first appeared, have them measure the distance from their point of where life first appeared to the appearance of humans or even to present day and have them calculate how many years that has been based on their scales. https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163253034 2017-03-28 19:47:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163253034 2. BUILDING THE IDEAL SPECIES-Brianna https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163253145 Each individual environment on Earth has a set of adaptations that are the most favorable for survival in those conditions. Understanding how these adaptations occur and add up to drive the evolution of species is an important concept for evolution education. If it is possible, having all of those ideal traits in one species could greatly increase that species' chances to survive a very long time in that environment and throughout time. In this activity, students are assigned certain environmental conditions and then they must figure out which adaptations would be the best for those areas to create their own "ideal" species.How this activity connects to evolution:Natural Selection works when individuals of a species with favorable adaptations live long enough to pass down the genes for those traits to their offspring. Individuals with unfavorable adaptations will not live long enough to reproduce and those traits will eventually disappear from the gene pool. By creating their own creatures with the most favorable adaptations, students can demonstrate an understanding of which adaptations would be favorable in their chosen environment to ensure their species would continue to thrive.]]> 2017-03-28 19:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163253145 1. EVOLUTION "TELEPHONE"-Brianna https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163253225 A fun way that helps students understand how DNA mutations work is using the childhood game of "Telephone" with an evolution related twist. With minimal preparation for the teacher, this activity can be used on a whim as needed, or planned out well in advance.There are several connections in this game to different parts of evolution. The students will have a good time while modeling the idea of how microevolution can change a species over time.
How this activity connects to evolution:The message sent through the line in the Evolution "Telephone" game changed over the time it took to reach the final student in the line.This change happened from an accumulation of small mistakes the students made, much like mutations happen in DNA. Eventually, after enough time passes, those small mistakes add up to be large adaptations. These adaptations can even create new species that do not resemble the original species if enough mutations happen.]]> 2017-03-28 19:48:05 UTC https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163253225 Bill Nye Explains things https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163253574 2017-03-28 19:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163253574 Team https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163256426 Brianna and Erin]]> 2017-03-28 20:04:00 UTC https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163256426 Dr. Gill gill_clara1 https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163261918 This is a lot of great information but it looks as though you are cutting and pasting. Instead read the standard and only write down the exact information that goes with the standard.]]> 2017-03-28 20:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163261918 Darwin's evolution theory. https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163972627 2017-03-31 14:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163972627 Brianna https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163981177 Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. Evolutionary processes give rise to biodiversity at every level of biological organisation, including the levels of species, individual organisms, and molecules.]]> 2017-03-31 14:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/163981177 https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/164726412 Evolution and creation
This activity helps to frame the way students think about the world, and also helps to understand and respect different ways of addressing questions. It is important to be able to categorise frameworks for addressing questions about the universe. If students can do this, it is more likely they will be able to avoid bringing in religious or other unscientific arguments in the place of genuine science.]]> 2017-04-04 19:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/164726412 https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/164726544 Sickle cell disease and selection - a simulation
In this activity, students simulate natural selection of the sickle cell alleles, using beans and a flipped coin. They should find that the sickle cell allele rapidly becomes more common where there is a high incidence of malarial infection giving an example of natural selection in practice]]> 2017-04-04 19:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/164726544 https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/164726848 Creation myths
Students see a power point presentation with creation myths from several different cultures and then discuss whether they have continuing influence and how these explanations of life compare to scientific explanations.]]> 2017-04-04 19:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gill_clara1/Evolution/wish/164726848