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Adaptation Lesson Plans
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Students complete a variety of lab activities designed to demonstrate variations and similarities in living things and how adaptations aid in survival. They study and create an illustrated chart of Darwin's finches and compare the evolution of the horse and the elephant.
Students work in groups to investigate and present genetic variation, adaptation, and sexual selection as it relates to evolution. In this evolution activity, students watch a video discuss how the human eye could evolve due to natural selection. They view more videos and research three aspects of evolution. They present their findings to the class and discuss the evolution of different finch beaks on the Galapagos Islands.
Students discuss controversies about evolution they are familiar with as well as the basic principles behind the theory of evolution. The notion of intelligent design is introduced and discussed before they begin research about the history of the response to the theory of evolution. An essay is written based on their research and intelligent design.
Students recognize that achievements of human beings throughout human history can be considered part of the ongoing story of human evolution. They research settings such as the biosphere and Mars and write imaginative short stories using those settings.
Students compare their performance of a series of tasks using their thumb and fingers to their performance of the same tasks without the use of their thumb. They discuss the role of fine and gross motor skills and speculate on the role of the opposable thumb in primate evolution.
Students compare and contrast the physical appearance and adaptations of dugongs with those of elephants, and they'll consider the evolutionary relationship between these two animal species. They write paragraphs about the things they've discovered.
Students explore habitats and how they help animals to survive. In this animal adaptations lesson, complete a worksheet explaining the habitat of each animal and an animal adaptation. Students use their information to create a graph.
Students are able to explain the relationship between adaptation and ability for survival and reproduction. They are able to give examples of a series of adaptations that would support the idea that evolution is a series of minor changes. Students are able to compare and contrast adaptations involving camouflage, warning coloration, and mimicry.
Students identify the signs of evolution in animals. In this evolutionary lesson students divide into groups research the internet and create a presentation on evolution using the website JayCut
Students examine the evolution of Congress. Using the Internet, they examine legislative leaders and their accomplishments spanning several eras. They identify the changes in legislative procedures and analyze Congress's ability to change public opinion. They compare and contrast current legislative activities with historical congressional actions.
