Evidence+of+Evolution


 * State Standards: **

Evolution and Biodiversity Standard #11: Recognize that evidence drawn from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provides the basis of the theory of evolution Standard #18:Recognize that biological evolution accounts for the diversity of species developed through gradual processes over many generations. Standard #12:Relate the extinction of species to a mismatch of adaptation and the environment.

**Major Learning Targets:**
 * I can explain the methods that scientists use to prove evolution
 * Fossils
 * Similarities in Early Development
 * Similarities in Body Structure
 * DNA Evidence
 * I can explain how relationships between species are studied by DNA similarities and combining evidence
 * I can interpret a Branching Trees diagram to explain when species branched off from common ancestors
 * I can explain how fossils are formed and how they are used in interpreting changes in life over time


 * Important Concepts: **
 * Scientists piece together evidence from a wide range of sources to support evolution
 * There are still many unanswered questions the history of life on earth
 * Fossils provide a glimpse into the past we would not have otherwise
 * Some species have changed very little over millions or billions of years


 * Important Skills: **
 * Be able to interpret a branching tree diagram


 * Assessments and Projects in Addition to Weekly Test: **

Reading and questions on the fossil record [|__http://darwin200.christs.cam.ac.uk/pages/index.php?page_id=f7__]

History of life on earth. Research and Presentation. Present an era and key facts about the period [|__http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/history_of_the_earth__]

[|__http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/brief-history-life.html__]

Prentice hall Life Science Chapter 6 Sec 2 Evidence of Evolution pg 182-187
 * Resources: **

Embryo Comparison [|__http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/embryo/embryo.html__]