Science Learning Packet BIO B: Evolution Packet science learning activities for SPS students during the COVID-19 school closure. Seattle Public Schools is committed to making its online information accessible and usable to all people, regardless of ability or technology. Meeting web accessibility guidelines and standards is an ongoing process that we are consistently working to improve. While Seattle Public Schools endeavors to only post documents optimized for accessibility, due to the nature and complexity of some documents, an accessible version of the document may not be available. In these limited circumstances, the District will provide equally effective alternate access. Due to the COVID-19 closure, teachers were asked to provide packets of home activities. This is not intended to take the place of regular classroom instruction but will help supplement student learning and provide opportunities for student learning while they are absent from school. Assignments are not required or graded. Because of the unprecedented nature of this health crisis and the District’s swift closure, some home activities may not be accessible. If you have difficulty accessing the material or have any questions, please contact your student’s teacher. Take Home Packet High School Biology B – Evolution The goal of Evolution is for students to understand changes in populations of organisms over time. This unit builds on student’s prior learning, particularly genetics. By the end of the unit, students will be able to predict and explain how species have changed over time in response to changes in environmental conditions. Students will use multiple lines of evidence to identify variation in the heritable traits of individuals in a population, ecological factors that influence survival and reproduction, and the interaction between variation and ecology to produce changes in populations such as adaptation, speciation, and extinction. Why should you do this? These materials will help you continue your learning at home. The unit addresses content that is not covered in any other high school science course. Goals are listed for each activity to help you track your learning. Your teacher will provide information on which item(s) will be submitted, when they are due, and how they will be submitted. This unit is designed to address the following Washington State Science Standards (Next Generation Science Standards): Performance Expectations LS3-3: Apply concepts of statistics and probability to explain the variation and distribution of expressed traits in a population. LS2-8: Evaluate evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species’ chances to survive and reproduce. LS4-1: Communicate scientific information that common ancestry and biological evolution are supported by multiple lines of empirical evidence. LS4-2: Construct an explanation based on evidence that the process of evolution primarily results from four factors: (1) the potential for a species to increase in number, (2) the heritable genetic variation of individuals in a species due to mutation and sexual reproduction, (3) competition for limited resources, and (4) the proliferation of those organisms that are better able to survive and reproduce in the environment. LS4-3: Apply concepts of statistics and probability to support explanations that organisms with an advantageous heritable trait tend to increase in proportion to organisms lacking this trait. LS4-4: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations. LS4-5: Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in (1) increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3) the extinction of other species. Science and Engineering Practices: Constructing Explanations, Developing and Using Models Crosscutting Concepts: Systems and System Models, Structure and Function What resources do I need? This packet, a pencil or pen, and scrap paper. You may find it useful to have a highlighter and markers or colored pencils, but this isn’t required. We recommend that you call a friend to talk through the lessons and/or share your learning with someone in your household. What about online resources? This packet references several videos and websites that you can access with a phone. If you don’t have internet access on your phone, you may find it helpful to call or text a friend to ask questions. If this is not possible, just skip those suggestions and use the materials in the packet. What resources do I have to be successful? If you can access Schoology, your teacher may be providing resources on their class webpage. If not, everything you need is in this packet. You can also ask questions of your teacher by sending them an email or contacting them using their usual procedure. Timeline: This packet will take 2-3 weeks to complete. Below we have provided a suggestion on how you might work through the materials. Your teacher may provide a modified version of this schedule on their Schoology page. Please adjust for you / your family. Unit Driving Question: How does the environment impact species over time? How will species change or adapt? Lesson Name Extensions 1 Evolution Initial Ideas Video – Stated Clearly: What is Evolution? Make an entry in the Discussion on your teacher’s Schoology page (if provided) 00 Learning Tracking Tool 2.1 Malaria and SCD Demo Start 2.1 Malaria and SCD Reading and Worksheet Finish 2.1 Malaria and SCD Reading and Worksheet 2.2 Malaria and SCD - Evolution Tool 00 Learning Tracking Tool Make an entry in the Discussion on your teacher’s Schoology page (if provided) 3.1 Rules We Learned from SCD 3.1 OPTIONAL Evolution Lecture with Sean Carroll 3.2 Comparing Models Video – Stated Clearly: What is Natural Selection? 00 Learning Tracking Tool 4 Introduction to Human Evolution Start 4 Human Evolution Activities Worksheet Finish 4 Human Evolution Activities Worksheet Explore the videos and interactives from PBS’s series Your Inner Fish 00 Learning Tracking Tool 5.1 Investigating Skin Pigmentation 5.1 Skin Pigment Questions 5.2 Skin Pigmentation – Evolution Tool 00 Learning Tracking Tool entry Make an entry in the Discussion on your teacher’s Schoology page (if provided) 6.1 Explaining Other Examples Video – Stated Clearly: Does The Theory of Evolution really matter? 6.1 OPTIONAL Introduction to Geologic Time PBS Deep Time Interactive HHMI Making of Mass Extinctions interactive timeline Videos – PBS Eons 6.2 Student Self-Assessment Catch-Up Day (or explore the extensions) Name: _____________________________________________ Class: __________________________ Learning Tracking Tool for Evolution: How does the environment impact species over time? How will species change or adapt? What did we do? How can our learning be used to Self-Assess: What questions do I What did we figure out? explain the phenomenon? have? Where am I with my Summarize key information and Describe what you will you add to your understanding of the What additional activities with a description and/or explanation of the phenomenon. phenomenon? information do you need to understand the Lesson picture. (Example: Ready to explain, starting to get it, phenomenon? need more information) 6/5/2020 How to use this PowerPoint • Work at your own pace. Your health and your family come first. • If possible, you might find it helpful to go through activities at the same time as a peer. Then you can communicate through text, email, or a call if you have questions or to share ideas. • You might find it helpful to have a piece of scrap paper and a pencil or pen to record questions 1 Evolution Initial Ideas or ideas. • Read through the slides one at a time. Take your time to explore the images and any links. How does the environment impact species over time? • If you come across something you don’t understand, make a note of which slide you are on and How will species change or adapt? come back to it after you go through the whole PowerPoint. If you are still confused, feel free to email your teacher with a question. You could also ask someone in your household or reach out to a peer through text, email, or a call. • When you finish, consider sharing what you learned with someone in your household or a friend through text, email, or a call. Explaining your thinking will help you to retain and make sense of the information. 1 2 Goals Warm Up – Answer on a sheet of scrap paper After reviewing this PowerPoint, you should be able to: 1)Define “evolution.” 1. What do you think “evolution” means? 2)Define “scientific theory” and explain why evolution is not 2. What do you think of when you hear the word “just a theory.” “evolution”? 3)Identify several things that you notice from a video and several questions that you have about how Sickle Cell Disease evolved and persisted in populations. 3 4 1 6/5/2020 Evolution as a scientific theory Watch this video to learn more about the What is evolution? terms “theory” and “law.” A scientific theory is an explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can be repeatedly tested and verified in Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of accordance with the scientific method, biological populations over successive generations. These using accepted protocols of observation, measurement, and evaluation of results. characteristics are the expressions of genes that are passed on from parent to offspring during reproduction. Evolution is the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth. 5 6 What is the evidence for evolution? The theory of evolution by natural selection is supported by evidence from Fossil comparative anatomy, embryology/development, the fossil record, DNA, and the geographic distribution of species on Earth.