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Sample Lesson Plan....Skeleton!

Evolution Unit:

Day 1 Obj. #1 Evidence of Evolution (fossils, vestigial structures, biochemical, DNA, homologous structures) Amber/Fossils/u-tube Jurassic Park amber Reading: Evolution of the Horse Video: Raising the Mammoth H.W. Read pages 306-315 with reading strategy

Day 2 Collect H.W. You Tube: Bill Nye “A Time Before Humans” Lab: Evidence of Evolution (Homologous Structures) with colored pencils H.W. Complete Lab

Day 3 Discuss the Geologic Time Scale/Reading Charts Time line demo Radioactivity Demo Lab: M&M Radioactivity

Day 4 Obj. #3 Darwin, Lamarck, and Wallace Darwin doll/Darwin Awards Reading Statements D or L (Class discussion) Video clip: Darwin's Dangerous Idea

Day 5 Obj. #4 Origin of Life/Primordial Soup Demo Bill Nye Miller-Urey Clip (4 minutes) Lab: Xenosmilus Activity/Indiana Jones Theme Song H.W. Prepare for a Quiz Tomorrow Day 6 Quiz Evolution Obj #2 Natural Selection Obj.#5 Adaptation and Variation Video: Camouflage and Mimicry Do Lab: Natural Selection

Day 7 Obj. #6 Origin of New Species and Obj. #7 human evolution Demo-skulls and tape Reading from Lucy to Language Hominid Sequencing Activity Do Lab: Comparing Primate Skulls Cartoon Homer Simpson’s Evolution

Day 8 Go over Review sheet Go to Computer Labs: play Quia Review Games H.W. Unit Exam Tomorrow

Day 9 File Review Materials Unit Exam Multiple Choice Reading Quiz on "Lucy"