Tuesday 2/7/19

I​NDEPENDENT STATION EXPECTATIONS:

1. Working ​SILENTLY​ AND I​ NDEPENDENTLY
2. RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION
3. Title a brand new page in your notebook:​ Natural Selection
4. Write today’s date on the top right ​2/7/19
5. **Set a timer on Google for each section to stay on track**
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Part 1:​ Finish Survival of the Sneakiest Comic Strip/Cartoon

Directions: 20 MIN.
1. Go to​ “​ Survival of the sneakiest”​ (​http://goo.gl/xdBufs​)
2. Read the cartoon once. Then, using the cartoon frames as evidence, answer the
following questions IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

1. When it comes to crickets, what does fitness mean?

2. Is calling good or bad for a cricket's fitness?

3. Give some examples of selection at work in this cricket story.

4. How does selection favor calling? How does selection favor not calling?

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Part 2:​ Finish the Design your own Comic Strip/Cartoon ​(Must
be at least 2 pages) 10 MIN.
Directions:
1. Think about the Sneaky Cricket example and look at the rubric and
student exemplars here: ​Comic Strip Rubric and Exemplars

Criteria for success:

❏ Pick an animal/flower/plant/tree you like.
❏ Identify an adaptation it has.
Not sure? Do a quick research about the animal/plant
you selected. Google search “adaptations of ______”
and think about how you could use that information in a
comic strip story.
 ❏ How does this adaptation help this animal/plant survive better/stay away from
predators?
❏ Write a story about it ​2 PAGES minimum
❏ Add color/drawings
❏ Make sure it is neat and organized
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Part 3:​ Explore the following simulation ​15 MIN.

Directions:
1. Go to ​Darwin and Natural Selection
2. Click on “Learn About Natural Selection”
3. Complete this in your ​NOTEBOOK​!

Part 1: ​Every ​____________​_ exhibits __​_______________​_.

Not all members within a ​______________​_ are exactly the _​___________​_.
What variations can individuals exhibit?
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Part 2: ​Many ​______________​_ are passed from parents to their ​________________​_.

Part 3:​ Life in the wild is _​________________​_, and organisms with the most beneficial
_____________​_ will prosper (succeed and reproduce). This is known as
“__​____________________________________​_.”

If an organism has traits that help it survive or attract mates, what will it be able to do?
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Eventually, __​__________________​__ traits can spread throughout a species.
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Part 4:​ Survival Game: Who wants to live a million years?

10 - 15 MIN.
Directions:
1. Go to ​Survival Game​ and Click on “Survival Game”
2. This game is ​not easy so I would be sure to ​look at the hints​. Also, when the game starts be
sure to pay attention to the ​environment, the years that have gone by, and what hints
Darwin gives you.
3. Finally, there is one part of the game called the ​“Life Preserver.” This is not accurate as far
as evolution is concerned, but will help you win the game. ​Note: It is difficult to win but not
impossible.
4. Complete this in your ​NOTEBOOK.
1. Notice that there is initially a lot of ​variation (different traits)​ in the population. What are some
variations (different traits)​ that you see?

Choose your population.

1. The animals with __​____________​__ most suited to the new ​_________________​__ will
_______________​__.
2. After the first cycle (≈ 140,000 years), what has happened to the population of animals?

3. After the second cycle (≈400000 years), what has happened to the population of animals?

4. If your animals died (which they probably did ), why did they die?

5. Play the game again. How long could you keep your animals alive?

6. Why did some animals die, while others thrived?

7. Why did the physical characteristics (phenotypes) of the overall population change?

8. Now go to ​Quiz​ take the Natural Selection Quiz! What was your score? ________________