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Lesson Plan Summary Template

Agendas for the week: 04/09 – Period 4
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Objective(s): SWBAT Objective(s): Objective(s): Objective(s): Objective(s):

discover evidence for Topic: Natural Topic: homologous, PARC testing for Topic: Mechanisms for
evolution and piece Selection vestigial, and analogous majority of students Evolution
together a fossil structures
SWBAT determine the Prepare an extension SWBAT practice Hardy
mystery. (Day 2)
role natural selection SWBAT interpret x- activity of concepts Weinberge problems
SWBAT > 80% plays in Evolution. rays and distinguish from Monday, Tuesday, and make connections
mastery of scientists between homologous, or Wednesday to the mechanism of
and theories. vestigial, and analogous evolution.
structures.

P Engage: N/a – Engage: Justin Engage: Connection to Engage: 2 question

Questions before quiz? Timberlake Natural use of x-rays and fossils Diagnostic
Prompt
Selection Clip –
Do Now – bone Video/song/connection
Connection to activity
anatomy to equilibrium in a
population

L Explore: Students will Explore: Quick Explore: X-ray Explore: Hardy-

travel from station to experiment on playing scavenger hunt around Weinberg lab
A station learning about the part of a bird and the school. Students try
Explain: Talk about
seeing how they can to label 4 major bone
Learning evidence for overview of lab and
evolution adapt when different parts in each x-ray to
conditions for HW
Activity food sources are present determine if structures
Elaborate: Students and absent are homologous, Elaborate: Application
will synthesize the analogous, or vestigial – based extension 
Explain: Read about
data they collected prize for who can label make up and complete
Darwin’s Finch
and make a case for them correctly the practice problems
Experiment; discuss
the unknown fossil fastest
about mechanisms of
natural selection Explain: Quick Power
point presentation on
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being a domestic or Elaborate: some evidence for

wild canid evolution. Q & A style
Extension question:
How do you think this
activity can explain
Darwin’s Finch
Experiment?

N Evaluate/Summary: Evaluate/Summary: Evaluate/Summary: Evaluate/Summary:

Compare and contrast
eNding 10 min quiz on theorists Chorus of a popular (Quiz for natural
homologous and
song summarizing ideas selection, evidence for
analogous structures
from class evolution Monday of
next week)

Resource Resource Resource

Resources:

Requirements Requirements Requirements

Few Tablets Glass marbles, pennies, Printed pictures
toothpicks, spoons,
chop sticks, tweezers,
plastic cups

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