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Biology's Big Ideas -- Evolution

One of a series of classes covering the main topics of biology, this hour will deal with natural selection, Charles Darwin, the Theory of Evolution and the evidence to support the theory.
Judy Hodges
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What's included

1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

The Theory of Evolution is accepted by most scientists, but remains a theory because it cannot be fully proven.  Evidence points to evolution being truth, but we can't go back or forward in time to see it happening.
In this hour, the class will learn about the evidence of evolution having happened in the past, and happening currently.  Examples used will be Galapagos finches, peppered moths, horses, dinosaurs/birds, vertebrate embryology, and some others.  Humans will be mentioned briefly, but will not be the focus of the class.  (Humans could not have evolved FROM apes or monkeys because then apes and monkeys would be extinct. Humans, apes and monkeys are believed to have evolved from a common ape-like ancestor.)
Students will understand that evolution does not happen to the individuals of a species.  Evolution happens in a population of a species and generally takes many years, many generations, to achieve.  Natural selection is the accepted mechanism of evolution.  Individuals either survive to reproduce and pass on their traits, or they die.  Those that survive must have been slightly better suited, by random genetic mutation, to their environment or situation.
This class will be taught be discussion & lecture, PowerPoint slides of information, evidence and examples, and an activity comparing natural selection with common perceptions of the process of evolution.

Learning Goals

Students will be able to explain the Theory of Evolution, and the difference between a theory and a scientific law.
Students will be able to give and describe examples of evolution in process, and evidence of evolution in the past.
Students will be able to explain what natural selection is and how it works.
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Supply List
All needed materials written materials will be provided, and should be printed out before class begins.
The student will need one piece of colored construction-type paper, and at least two colors of beads (one a similar color to the paper) in order to participate in the activity.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined May, 2020
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I have been a Pennsylvania teacher of biology and other sciences for 35 years.  Please email me if you have any questions or concerns about the topic.

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Meets once
55 min

Completed by 15 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
3-12 learners per class

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