1. Bell Ringer Date: 9/29 – 9/30 Topic: Evidences of Evolution
Pick up a worksheet by the door
Have your notes out and ready to be checked

6. Bellringer: divide your paper into 4 sections draw this fish in the first section
TEACHER: See instructions in the Intro section of the lesson plan for this opening activity :)

7. Agenda Bell Ringer (10 minutes)
Introduction: Turn and Talk (5 minutes)
Notebook Input (15 minutes)
Notebook Output (10 minutes)
Group Work: Mini Lab (20 minutes)
Independent Practice (20 minutes)
Exit Quiz (10 minutes)

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9. Evolution Video (2min)

10. Think and Talk
How could you prove this is the way it happened? What experiments or evidence exist?
Ex.: How could we show that a lizard started as a fish?

11. EVOLUTION is the process of change over time

12. Common Ancestry
The theory of Evolution states that organisms share common ancestry, meaning that different species we have today originally came from one species

13. Evidence for Evolution Day 1
Darwin’s theory of evolution: organisms evolved over long periods of time descending from common ancestors
Darwin studied animals on the Galapagos Islands
He noticed that some fossils of extinct animals were similar to living species

14. Talk: How is this evidence of evolution
Talk: How is this evidence of evolution? What other species may have this common
ancestor?

15. Which fossils are older?

16. Evidence for Evolution Day 1
Darwin’s theory of evolution says that organisms evolved over long periods of time through descent from common ancestors
Fossil Record
Evidence that life on earth is old and has changed over time
Shows similarities between ancient and present day organisms
Simple to complex
Newest fossils
Oldest fossils

17. Fossil record Layers of rock contain fossils
Which of these fossils would be more towards the top of the rock canyon?
Layers of rock contain fossils
Upper layers=most recent fossils 17

18. Think and Talk: Who is most similar? Why? (More closely related)
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19. Think and Talk: What do you notice?
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20. Homologous Structures
same structure
on the inside
different functions
on the outside
Different evolution, similar origins
Is this evidence for common ancestry?
Analogous Structures
Same function
on the outside
Different structure (on the inside)
Is this evidence for common ancestry?
Different origins, similar evolution

21. 2. Comparative Anatomy: comparing different species bone structures to determine common ancestry
Vestigial structures- body parts that have no function
Homologous structures-
different function,
same structure
Analogous structures- same function, different structure

22. Vestigial structures:
Body parts that seems to serve no purpose/function
Indicate common ancestry
Example: Appendix, wisdom teeth
Picture of evolution from the feet. Students should COPY this slide. BRIEFLY go over what is written
A good strategy to use is repetition. As students are writing, you are repeating the same statement and providing QUICK examples

23. Think and Talk: What do you see/notice? What will this grow into?
Chimp
Human
Similarities in embryos prove common ancestor

24. 3. Comparative Embryology: comparing embryos of different species to determine common ancestry
Shows that there are shared patterns of development

26. Notebook Output (10min)
Answer the following question in complete sentences:
How does the evidence we have prove the theory of evolution—that we come from a common ancestor?
Use the following vocabulary words: evidence, fossil record, theory

27. Group Mini Lab Follow the instructions in your packet
4 parts: don’t forget to FULLY answer all questions

28. End Mini Lab Expectations Follow instructions on the worksheet!
Talk using scholar voices!
Work with urgency!
Stay in your group and do not move around the classroom!
20 minutes
End

30. Lab Skeleton should look like this:

31. Independent Practice Expectations
Answer the questions about embryos and vestigial structures
Use your notes if you get stuck
Work SILENTLY
Raise your hand to ask a question
Work with urgency!
10 minutes
End

32. Exit Quiz
Work SILENTLY and INDEPENDENTLY!
5 questions
7 minutes
End

33. switch with a partner to grade!
3. B
4. A
5. D
*Tally the total # of questions correct,
write “___/5” at the top of their paper

34. Input Notes: Write what is in RED