1. Chapter 6: Exploring Change

2.  Create a title page for Chapter 3.  Chapter 3 Goals:  How do changes to organisms across time support evolution?  What lines of evidence lead to a theory of evolution?  What are underlying biological mechanisms of evolution?  Update your TOC – don’t forget the date

3. Engage: Unity and Diversity  Start a new header/thread “Unity and Diversity” and data.  Learning Target: I can share my current understanding about the diversity and unity of organisms on Earth.  Update your TOC – don’t forget the date!

4. Engage: Unity and Diversity  Read the Introduction p. 282  Put all your work in your notebook under the heading “Process & Procedure p. 282”  What patterns of unity and diversity do you see in Figure 6.2? List them in your notebook.  How do the similarities and differences affect the way an organism survives in its environment?

5. Engage: Unity and Diversity  Make a list of 10 different organisms (of all types) in your notebook.  Can we see all organisms?  Are all the organisms that have lived on Earth alive today?

6. Engage: Unity and Diversity  Look at the pictures of different animals around the room. Add them to your list.  Let’s create a list on the board...

7. Engage: Unity and Diversity  Make a list of 10 similarities that these organisms share.  What are some characteristics that organisms share?  Can you think of something that a plant and an animal would have in common?  Make a list of 10 differences between these organisms.  What are some characteristics that distinguish organisms?

8. Engage: Unity and Diversity  Let’s list as many similarities and differences as we can on the board…  Group your organisms by similarities and differences.  Complete R&C #1-3 on page 283. (Make sure you write a header and page number first.)

9. Reflect & Connect p. 283  1. Describe what you think scientists mean when they talk about the unity and diversity of life on Earth.

10. Reflect & Connect p. 283  2. Why do you think organisms are similar? Why are they different? Explain your reasoning.

11. Reflect & Connect p. 283  3. Consider the similarities and differences in organisms.  A. You grouped organisms according to their similarities and separated them according to their differences. How did these tasks help you understand the unity and diversity of life on Earth?

12. Reflect & Connect p. 283  3. Consider the similarities and differences in organisms.  A. When else do you organize things according to their similarities and differences?