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Evolution Vocabulary - Differentiated Science Reading Passages & Questions

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Evolution Vocabulary - Differentiated Life Science Lesson

Learn about Darwin's theory of evolution and how mutation, adaptation, and natural selection lead to survival of the fittest and ultimately evolution in this vocabulary lesson that includes a reading and PowerPoint.

The reading is the same for below and above level readers but offers questions that are differentiated. Students don't even need to know that they are receiving work that is different from their peers as they read about adaptation and evolution.

The Evolution Differentiated Vocabulary Lessons are differentiated for:

* Below level readers: ESOL students or those that require scaffolding and support as the vocabulary terms are bold face in the reading and the questions are simplified with matching or recall activities.

* Above level readers: Honors, challenge or AP students as the vocabulary terms are not in bold, students use graphic organizers, make their own definitions, and answer extension questions which require inference skills.

We have vocabulary sheets for all biology/life science topics:

1. Scientific Method

2. Cells

3. Cell Processes

4. Genetics

5. Evolution

6. Classification

7. Human Body: Medical Prefixes and Suffixes

8. Ecology - a FREE vocabulary lesson that goes along with our Intro to Ecology mini-bundle.

Want them all? Save and buy the Life Science Vocabulary Bundle- ALL Units Differentiated for ALL Readers!

Buy this lesson on its own or GO BIG and buy it in our 2-3 week Evolution Bundled Unit which includes a 100+ PowerPoint slide presentation and 40+ handouts

Consider using this with some of our other products in our store:

- Evolution Word Wall

- Evolution Task Cards - FREE

- Fortune Teller Life Science Vocabulary Bundle

Click this link to find out how this lesson fits with your NGSS, TEKS or GSE Science Classroom

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NGSSMS-LS4-3
Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy. Emphasis is on inferring general patterns of relatedness among embryos of different organisms by comparing the macroscopic appearance of diagrams or pictures. Assessment of comparisons is limited to gross appearance of anatomical structures in embryological development.
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.
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.
NGSSMS-LS4-5
Gather and synthesize information about technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms. Emphasis is on synthesizing information from reliable sources about the influence of humans on genetic outcomes in artificial selection (such as genetic modification, animal husbandry, gene therapy); and, on the impacts these technologies have on society as well as the technologies leading to these scientific discoveries.
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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