Making Sense of Evolution

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 16.06.03

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Background
  3. Rationale
  4. Objective
  5. Concepts
  6. Teaching Strategies
  7. Classroom Activities
  8. Bibliography
  9. Resources for Teachers
  10. Endnotes
  11. Appendix

Gotta Evolve ‘Em All! Evolutionary Ideas for 1st Graders

David Ostheimer

Published September 2016

Tools for this Unit:

Resources for Teachers

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/dinosaurs/11122181/Graphic-How-Tyrannosaurus-rex-evolved-into-modern-bird.html

Dinosaurs Among Us from American Museum of Natural History

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/dinosaurs-among-us

Overview of exhibition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y24Q4BxzVu0

Video showing transformation from dinosaurs to birds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAzGC89n0S4

Graphics for whale evolution

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/images/evograms/whale_evo.jpg

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/images/evograms/paki_ambulo.png

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/images/evograms/nostril_migration.gif

Numbers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmzNfokSuHA

Photos

http://www.photosforclass.com/

Pokémon

http://Pokémondb.net/mechanics/breeding

http://Pokémondb.net/evolution

Similarities between birds and dinosaurs

http://www.wbu.com/chipperwoods/photos/dinos.htm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-448283/Proof-fearsome-T-Rex-evolved-chicken.html

Comments:

Golde Tischler

December 12, 2021 at 6:13 pm

Love this unit

Hello! I love this unit so much! I was planning on making lesson plans based on this unit. Do you have lesson plans you'd be able to share with me? As a first year teacher, it's really helpful to see other teacher's lesson plans who have more experience. Thank you!

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