Word Adaptation Changing 1 letter, Adding 1 letter, or Take out a clean sheet of paper Number from 1-8 Write “Bone” on line 1 Make a new word on line 2 by: Changing 1 letter, Adding 1 letter, or Subtracting 1 letter Continue forming new words by making 1 change at a time. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Bone

Word Adaptation LIKE EVOLUTION Change over time Gradual; 1 change at a time New species emerged Resemblance to “ancestors” Relative dating UN-LIKE EVOLUTION Too fast- variations may not appear for millions of generations Not random; you chose Every change was beneficial (most are neutral) Evolution is not linear