Dinosaur Evolution Project

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Dinosaur Evolution Project

Description:

In this project, students explain natural selection by pretending to evolve two dinosaurs using genetics and predicting how the dinosaurs adapt to environmental change. Students will map out how mutations generate new traits in a gene pool, and use problem-solving skills to discover how a new species is formed.

Education Levels:

9, 10, 11, 12

Subject:

Paleontology, Ecology, Biological And Life Sciences

Resource Type:

Project

Medium:

PDF

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students

Online provider:

Lesson Plans Inc.

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Keywords:

Dinosaurs, Natural selection, DNA, Genetic mutations, Phenotypes

Mediator:

Secondary school teachers

Publisher:

Lesson Plans Inc.

Is Part Of:

http://www.lessonplansinc.com/lessonplans/

Language:

English

General

Essential Resources:

Copies of fossil drawings; "Dinosaur Encyclopedia" by American Museum of Natural History; Paper; Colored pencils; Pennies

Learning Time:

6 days

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Science

Instructional Methods

Assessment Method:

Curriculum based assessment

Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcomes:

Broad Correlation

Science Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (1998)

Biology/Life Sciences

Genetics

4. Genes are a set of instructions encoded in the DNA sequence of each organism that specify the sequence of amino acids in proteins characteristic of that organism. As a basis for understanding this concept:

c. Students know how mutations in the DNA sequence of a gene may or may not affect the expression of the gene or the sequence of amino acids in an encoded protein.

Broad Correlation

Science Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (1998)

Biology/Life Sciences

Genetics

4. Genes are a set of instructions encoded in the DNA sequence of each organism that specify the sequence of amino acids in proteins characteristic of that organism. As a basis for understanding this concept:

e. Students know proteins can differ from one another in the number and sequence of amino acids.

Broad Correlation

Science Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (1998)

Biology/Life Sciences

Evolution

7. The frequency of an allele in a gene pool of a population depends on many factors and may be stable or unstable over time. As a basis for understanding this concept:

a. Students know why natural selection acts on the phenotype rather than the genotype of an organism.

Broad Correlation

Science Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (1998)

Biology/Life Sciences

Evolution

7. The frequency of an allele in a gene pool of a population depends on many factors and may be stable or unstable over time. As a basis for understanding this concept:

c. Students know new mutations are constantly being generated in a gene pool.

Broad Correlation

Science Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (1998)

Biology/Life Sciences

Evolution

7. The frequency of an allele in a gene pool of a population depends on many factors and may be stable or unstable over time. As a basis for understanding this concept:

d. Students know variation within a species increases the likelihood that at least some members of a species will survive under changed environmental conditions.

Broad Correlation

Science Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (1998)

Biology/Life Sciences

Evolution

8. Evolution is the result of genetic changes that occur in constantly changing environments. As a basis for understanding this concept:

a. Students know how natural selection determines the differential survival of groups of organisms.

Broad Correlation

Science Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (1998)

Biology/Life Sciences

Evolution

8. Evolution is the result of genetic changes that occur in constantly changing environments. As a basis for understanding this concept:

b. Students know a great diversity of species increases the chance that at least some organisms survive major changes in the environment.

Broad Correlation

Science Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (1998)

Biology/Life Sciences

Evolution

8. Evolution is the result of genetic changes that occur in constantly changing environments. As a basis for understanding this concept:

e. Students know how to analyze fossil evidence with regard to biological diversity, episodic speciation, and mass extinction.

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