1. Topic-
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| Evolution: Artificial/Natural |
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2. Content-
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| Artificial selection, adaptation, fitness, natural selection, common
descent |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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Students will be able to:
1. Explain how variation is used in artificial selection
2. Describe the conditions for natural selection to occur.
3. List abiotic/biotic factors of the Great Salt Lake |
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4. Objectives-
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1. Students will model artificial selection via an illustration
and list.
2. Students will create a four section foldable on natural selection.
3. Students will create a chart in the handout showing the various
biotic/abiotic factors of the Great Salt Lake. |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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| Poster paper, colored paper, notebook |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
Cartoon about adaptation as a warm-up.
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B. Development-
1. Teacher will model artificial selection and create a poster and
list.
2. Panel of experts
3. Teacher will show chart on board with heading and definitions of
abiotic/biotic |
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C. Practice-
1. Class creates poster together.
2. teacher will assist groups in summarizing information.
3. Teacher will assist students with first two factors. |
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D. Independent Practice-
1. Groups create a poster of artificial selection.
2. Groups are to summarize individual sections of page 338 concerning
evolution by natural selection.
3. Students will complete chart on handout |
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F. Checking for understanding-
1. completed posters.
2. white board summaries
3. completed chart |
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G. Closure-
| What is natural selection? |
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