Chris'+Unit+Planning

=Chris' Unit Planning=

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Key Performance Assessments/Labs
Natural Skittlection Lab Dinosaur Evolution project (genetics) beak lab

Formative/Summative Assessments
Dinosaur Evolution project (genetics) Do nows (what was learned from last class) mid lesson assessments? Quiz Unit testTest

Flow of Lessons "standard day"
Where were we: (Do Now) Where are we going: map of lesson 10 min instruction 20 min group or individual activityactivity 5 minute closure (student discussion) (For Now) exceptions: labs and dinosaur project (self directed instruction)

Lessons

Intro and overview to Evolution: clip of video Bacteria as example Lets take a voyage on the Beagle with Darwin(scientific Inquiry) How do we classify species and how do we know what we know The mechanisms of evolution (quiz today) Theories of evolulution (Natural selection,Adaptive advantage, Origin of life) Summative assessment (will include previous knowledge included in this unit) Note: can use evolution as a review of many different units (cells, genetics, learning about science/scientific inquiry etc...)
 * Evolution**
 * **What is Darwin's evolutionary theory?**
 * **Why is the world so biodiverse?**
 * **Why is clasification important?**
 * **How are all living things classified?**
 * **How did life begin?**
 * **What is a geologic time scale and what does it tell us about the history of the earth**