{"id":440,"date":"2010-05-11T12:22:57","date_gmt":"2010-05-11T17:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/?p=440"},"modified":"2011-01-19T14:38:07","modified_gmt":"2011-01-19T19:38:07","slug":"intro-to-evolution-how-did-we-get-here-lesson-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/for-educators\/intro-to-evolution-how-did-we-get-here-lesson-overview\/440\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For a Printer-Friendly version of this lesson, click here: (<a href=\"wnet\/humanspark\/files\/2011\/01\/Intro-to-Evolution_wp1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">PDF<\/a>) (<a href=\"wnet\/humanspark\/files\/2011\/01\/Intro-to-Evolution_wp1.rtf\" target=\"_blank\">RTF<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade Level<\/strong>: 6 \u2013 8<\/p>\n<p><strong> Time Allotment<\/strong>: 3 45-minute class periods<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overview<\/strong>: In this lesson, students will be introduced to Darwin\u2019s theory of evolution and how it applies to human development throughout earth\u2019s history.\u00a0 In the Introductory Activity, students learn about Charles Darwin and the foundation for the theory of evolution.\u00a0 In the Learning Activities, students explore the specifics of human evolution, through our earliest primate ancestors to the present day, through web interactives and video segments from the PBS series <em><strong>The Human Spark<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 For the Culminating Activity, students discover humans\u2019 evolutionary similarities and differences with the rest of the animal kingdom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explain Charles Darwin\u2019s significance in the      science of evolution;<\/li>\n<li>Explain what natural selection means;<\/li>\n<li>Identify characteristics of early hominid      ancestors;<\/li>\n<li>Discuss behavioral similarities between humans      and primates;<\/li>\n<li>Explain ways that we can tell that human and      other animals share a common ancestor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> Standards:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><em>Science as Inquiry<\/em><\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Content Standard A<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>ABILITIES NECESSARY TO DO SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Think critically and logically to make the relationships between evidence and explanations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thinking critically about evidence includes      deciding what evidence should be used and accounting for anomalous data.      Specifically, students should be able to review data from a simple      experiment, summarize the data, and form a logical argument about the      cause-and-effect relationships in the experiment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Different kinds of questions suggest different kinds of scientific investigations. Some investigations involve observing and describing objects, organisms, or events; some involve collecting specimens; some involve experiments; some involve seeking more information; some involve discovery of new objects and phenomena; and some involve making models.<\/li>\n<li>Current scientific knowledge and understanding guide scientific investigations. Different scientific domains employ different methods, core theories, and standards to advance scientific knowledge and understanding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><em>Life Science<\/em><\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Content Standard C<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>DIVERSITY <\/strong><strong>AND<\/strong><strong> ADAPTATIONS OF ORGANISMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Millions of species of animals, plants, and microorganisms are alive today. Although different species might look dissimilar, the unity among organisms becomes apparent from an analysis of internal structures, the similarity of their chemical processes, and the evidence of common ancestry.<\/li>\n<li>Biological evolution accounts for the diversity of species developed through gradual processes over many generations. Species acquire many of their unique characteristics through biological adaptation, which involves the selection of naturally occurring variations in populations. Biological adaptations include changes in structures, behaviors, or physiology that enhance survival and reproductive success in a particular environment.<\/li>\n<li>Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient to allow its survival. Fossils indicate that many organisms that lived long ago are extinct. Extinction of species is common; most of the species that have lived on the earth no longer exist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Media Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Human Spark<\/em>, <\/strong>selected segments<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"wnet\/humanspark\/files\/2011\/01\/Links-in-the-Evolutionary-Chain.mov\" target=\"_blank\">Links in the Evolutionary Chain<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An exploration of some of the different characteristics that distinguish different branches of the hominid \u201cfamily tree,\u201d such as brain and face size, ability to make tools, and location.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"wnet\/humanspark\/files\/2011\/01\/Human-Nature.mov\" target=\"_blank\">Human Nature<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A look at the ways in which monkeys and apes are similar to humans, not just biologically but mentally and socially.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Websites:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/evolution\/educators\/teachstuds\/pdf\/darwins_excerpts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Excepts from Charles Darwin\u2019s <em>Voyage of the Beagle<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Darwin\u2019s recorded observations as the Beagle\u2019s naturalist.\u00a0 Specific excerpts used in the activity are \u201cBuenos   Aires, Argentina: 34\u00baS, 59\u00baW August 24, 1833\u201d and \u201cGalapagos  Islands, Ecuador: 0\u00baS, 90\u00baW September 15, 1835\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/evolution\/whos-who-human-evolution.html\" target=\"_blank\">NOVA Who\u2019s Who in Human Evolution<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This interactive from PBS\u2019s NOVA presents information about modern humans\u2019 ancestors over the past 7 million years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/evolution\/zoo-you.html\" target=\"_blank\">NOVA The Zoo of You<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This interactive from PBS\u2019s NOVA shows how closely parts of the human body resemble those of other animals, from sharks to fruit flies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/image.guardian.co.uk\/sys-files\/Guardian\/documents\/2009\/05\/20\/Life_Timeline.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A timeline of life on earth<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A broad strokes timeline showing major developments in the evolution of all life on earth, stretching back 3.7 billion years .\u00a0 From <em>The Guardian <\/em>newspaper.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/image.guardian.co.uk\/sys-files\/Guardian\/documents\/2009\/05\/20\/Primate_tree.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">How Ida fits into the primate family tree<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A more detailed timeline showing the different branches of the primate family tree, from <em>The Guardian<\/em> newspaper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Materials:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For each pair or group of students:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Computer with internet access<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the class:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Computer, projector, and screen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Prep for Teachers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prior to teaching this lesson, you will need to:<\/p>\n<p>Preview all of the video segments and websites used in the lesson.<\/p>\n<p>Download the video clips used in the lesson to your classroom computer(s) or prepare to watch them using your classroom\u2019s Internet connection.<\/p>\n<p>Bookmark all websites that you plan to use in the lesson on each computer in your classroom. Using a social bookmarking tool such as <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/\" target=\"_blank\">delicious.com<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">diigo<\/a> (or an online bookmarking utility such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.portaportal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">portaportal<\/a>) will allow you to organize all the links in a central location.<\/p>\n<p>If you will be using handouts of the <em>Voyage of the Beagle <\/em>excerpts, \u201cA timeline of life on earth\u201d and \u201cHow Ida fits into the primate family tree\u201d PDFs instead of asking students to view them on computers, make enough copies of the documents to distribute to students.<\/p>\n<p>Proceed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/lessons\/intro-to-evolution-how-did-we-get-here\/lesson-activities\/443\/\" target=\"_self\">Lesson Activities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a Printer-Friendly version of this lesson, click here: (PDF) (RTF) Grade Level: 6 \u2013 8 Time Allotment: 3 45-minute class periods Overview: In this lesson, students will be introduced to Darwin\u2019s theory of evolution and how it applies to human development throughout earth\u2019s history.\u00a0 In the Introductory Activity, students learn about Charles Darwin and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[9157],"class_list":["post-440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-for-educators","tag-evolution-charles-darwin-homo-sapiens-hominid-human-evolution-natural-selection"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Intro to Evolution: How Did We Get Here? 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