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Reading - Evolution - A Brief Biography of Charles Darwin - Distance Learning

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Science With Mr Enns
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8th - 10th, Homeschool
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NGSSMS-LS4-1
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NGSSHS-LS4-4
NGSSMS-LS4-4
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Description

A 2-page reading assignment that serves as a brief biography of Charles Darwin, which can be used to introduce a unit on Evolution, or to provide another, more human, viewpoint on one of the greatest scientists of all time.

Contents:

Part 1 - A Poor Beginning:

  • An description of Darwin’s family life and his role as an outsider

Part 2 - Darwin’s Voyage on the Beagle:

  • A summary of Darwin’s voyage around the world

Part 3 - Darwin’s Early Theory of Natural Selection:

  • A brief description of how natural selection works and Darwin's postulates

Part 4 - A Controversial Theory:

  • How Darwin’s theory was difficult to accept, then and now

Part 5 - Not the First, but First to Publish:

  • An overview of Darwin’s delay in finishing his theory and the race to publish

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  • This product comes in 2 formats: a static PDF document and fully-editable Word document
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Relevant NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea(s) Addressed by This Product:

NGSS MS-LS3 - Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits

  • MS-LS3.A - Inheritance of Traits
  • MS-LS3.B - Variation of Traits

NGSS MS-LS4 - Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

  • MS-LS4.B: Natural Selection

NGSS HS-LS3 - Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits

  • HS-LS3.A - Structure and Function
  • HS-LS3.C - Variation of Traits

NGSS HS-LS4 - Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

  • HS-LS4.B: Natural Selection

You Might Also Like the Following Worksheets in This Set:

BUNDLE - Evolution Worksheets

Reading - A Brief Biography of Charles Darwin

Worksheet - Darwin's Journey and Natural Selection

Worksheet - Types of Selection

Worksheet - Evidence for Evolution

Worksheet - Divergent Evolution, Convergent Evolution, and Coevolution

Worksheet - Genetic Drift, Bottleneck Effect, and the Founder Effect

Worksheet - Speciation and Forms of Reproductive Isolation

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PPT - Evolution: Adaptations, Darwin, and Natural Selection

Study Sheet - Evolution and Natural Selection

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Copyright © Douglas Enns. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this document are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY.

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NGSSMS-LS4-1
Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past. Emphasis is on finding patterns of changes in the level of complexity of anatomical structures in organisms and the chronological order of fossil appearance in the rock layers. Assessment does not include the names of individual species or geological eras in the fossil record.
NGSSHS-LS4-2
Construct an explanation based on evidence that the process of evolution primarily results from four factors: (1) the potential for a species to increase in number, (2) the heritable genetic variation of individuals in a species due to mutation and sexual reproduction, (3) competition for limited resources, and (4) the proliferation of those organisms that are better able to survive and reproduce in the environment. Emphasis is on using evidence to explain the influence each of the four factors has on number of organisms, behaviors, morphology, or physiology in terms of ability to compete for limited resources and subsequent survival of individuals and adaptation of species. Examples of evidence could include mathematical models such as simple distribution graphs and proportional reasoning. Assessment does not include other mechanisms of evolution, such as genetic drift, gene flow through migration, and co-evolution.
NGSSMS-LS4-2
Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships. Emphasis is on explanations of the evolutionary relationships among organisms in terms of similarity or differences of the gross appearance of anatomical structures.
NGSSHS-LS4-4
Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations. Emphasis is on using data to provide evidence for how specific biotic and abiotic differences in ecosystems (such as ranges of seasonal temperature, long-term climate change, acidity, light, geographic barriers, or evolution of other organisms) contribute to a change in gene frequency over time, leading to adaptation of populations.
NGSSMS-LS4-4
Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment. Emphasis is on using simple probability statements and proportional reasoning to construct explanations.

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