1. Topic-
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2. Content-
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| Students will compare and contrast primates and their adaptation.
Then they will analyze the evidence for the ancestry of humans |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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| Students will discover the shared characteristic of primates. The
characteristics of each primate group are explored and the evolution
of primates life is explained |
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4. Objectives-
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1. Recognize the adaptation of primates.
2. Compare and contrast the diversity of living primates
3. Distinguish the evolutionary relationship of primate
4. Summarize the major anatomical change in hominids during human
evolution |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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| FCAT EXPLORER, BOOK, Plato |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
| Quick section pre quiz & a check for understanding |
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B. Development-
| Circle time for going over the chapter. (Circle is when the class
gets in a physical circle. I assign each student section in the chapter
and they review their section only and come up with 5-10 interesting
facts. We then go around the circle and review everyone section and
students copy notes in there journals. |
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C. Practice-
| Compare and contrast poster Apelike and Humanlike |
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D. Independent Practice-
| Students will create children's books based on their understanding
of the material. |
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
1. Extended time
2. Model samples
3. Flexible setting
4. Reduce number of questions.
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F. Checking for understanding-
1. Quiz
2. Chapter section assessments' and review
3. Worksheets
4. Poster |
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G. Closure-
| Students will continue to work on their theories evolution essay
with new knowledge of natural selection |
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7. Evaluation-
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Weekly quiz
chapter Test
Children's Book
Class discussion |
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