Description
Here's what the Evolution & Earth's History unit provides teachers:
Instructional Materials
- 17 complete, ready-to-use student activities covering all major evolution and earth science concepts
- A full suggested 18-day pacing guide with day-by-day activity sequencing
- Key vocabulary list of 20 terms organized across all unit topics
Activity Variety
- Hands-on labs (Bird Beak Lab, M&M Natural Selection Lab)
- Live organism lab with experimental design (Termite Discovery Lab)
- Digital investigation and simulation (Peppered Moth Webquest)
- Cut & paste and fossil analysis activities (Plate Tectonics, Dr. Fossil's Field Journal)
- Data analysis and graph interpretation (Galápagos Tortoise population data)
- Creative and rotation-based design activity (Planet of Aquaterra)
- Real-world reading and data analysis (Antibiotic Resistance)
- Graphic story with scientific case study (Survival of the Boldest: Guppy Story)
- Comprehensive synthesis review worksheet (Five Lines of Evidence)
Assessment Tools
- CER (Claim-Evidence-Reasoning) writing embedded in major activities
- Exit tickets built into each activity for quick comprehension checks
- Lab rubrics for data tables, graphing, and written analysis
- Hands-on lab performance assessment criteria
- A dedicated unit review activity covering all five lines of evidence
Standards Alignment
- Full NGSS alignment across seven standards: MS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-6, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-3, and MS-LS3-1
- Covers both Life Science and Earth Science standards in one cohesive unit
Real-World Connections
- Antibiotic resistance and global health crisis
- Industrial pollution and environmental justice (Peppered Moth)
- Habitat destruction and species extinction rates
- Climate change and species survival
- Real scientific case studies (Galápagos tortoises, Trinidad guppies, Dr. Kettlewell's experiment)
Student Engagement
- Variety of modalities — hands-on, digital, reading, creative design, and data analysis
- Fictional and narrative contexts that make abstract concepts concrete (Planet of Aquaterra, graphic story)
- Gallery walks, pair-shares, and class discussions built into the learning structure
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Natural Selection & Evolution Unit Lab/Activities & Assessment Bundle
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Highlights
Digital downloads
Grades
7th - 9th
Subjects
Standards
NGSSMS-ESS2-3
NGSSMS-LS4-3
NGSSMS-ESS2-2
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
1 month
Bonus
Unit Cover Sheet -Natural Selection and Evolution
Description
Here's what the Evolution & Earth's History unit provides teachers:
Instructional Materials
- 17 complete, ready-to-use student activities covering all major evolution and earth science concepts
- A full suggested 18-day pacing guide with day-by-day activity sequencing
- Key vocabulary list of 20 terms organized across all unit topics
Activity Variety
- Hands-on labs (Bird Beak Lab, M&M Natural Selection Lab)
- Live organism lab with experimental design (Termite Discovery Lab)
- Digital investigation and simulation (Peppered Moth Webquest)
- Cut & paste and fossil analysis activities (Plate Tectonics, Dr. Fossil's Field Journal)
- Data analysis and graph interpretation (Galápagos Tortoise population data)
- Creative and rotation-based design activity (Planet of Aquaterra)
- Real-world reading and data analysis (Antibiotic Resistance)
- Graphic story with scientific case study (Survival of the Boldest: Guppy Story)
- Comprehensive synthesis review worksheet (Five Lines of Evidence)
Assessment Tools
- CER (Claim-Evidence-Reasoning) writing embedded in major activities
- Exit tickets built into each activity for quick comprehension checks
- Lab rubrics for data tables, graphing, and written analysis
- Hands-on lab performance assessment criteria
- A dedicated unit review activity covering all five lines of evidence
Standards Alignment
- Full NGSS alignment across seven standards: MS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-6, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-3, and MS-LS3-1
- Covers both Life Science and Earth Science standards in one cohesive unit
Real-World Connections
- Antibiotic resistance and global health crisis
- Industrial pollution and environmental justice (Peppered Moth)
- Habitat destruction and species extinction rates
- Climate change and species survival
- Real scientific case studies (Galápagos tortoises, Trinidad guppies, Dr. Kettlewell's experiment)
Student Engagement
- Variety of modalities — hands-on, digital, reading, creative design, and data analysis
- Fictional and narrative contexts that make abstract concepts concrete (Planet of Aquaterra, graphic story)
- Gallery walks, pair-shares, and class discussions built into the learning structure
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Standards
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NGSSMS-ESS2-3
Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions. Examples of data include similarities of rock and fossil types on different continents, the shapes of the continents (including continental shelves), and the locations of ocean structures (such as ridges, fracture zones, and trenches). Paleomagnetic anomalies in oceanic and continental crust are not assessed.
NGSSMS-LS4-3
Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy. Emphasis is on inferring general patterns of relatedness among embryos of different organisms by comparing the macroscopic appearance of diagrams or pictures. Assessment of comparisons is limited to gross appearance of anatomical structures in embryological development.
NGSSMS-ESS2-2
Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales. Emphasis is on how processes change Earth’s surface at time and spatial scales that can be large (such as slow plate motions or the uplift of large mountain ranges) or small (such as rapid landslides or microscopic geochemical reactions), and how many geoscience processes (such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and meteor impacts) usually behave gradually but are punctuated by catastrophic events. Examples of geoscience processes include surface weathering and deposition by the movements of water, ice, and wind. Emphasis is on geoscience processes that shape local geographic features, where appropriate.
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