Natural Selection Stations Natural Selection: Evolution Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhHOjC4oxh8 Objective: We will be able to summarize evolution by completing the video guide with at least 90% accuracy Materials: Computers, video guide Directions: 1. Watch the video with your partner and fill out the video guide 2. Compare your answers with another person at your station Natural Selection Stations 4 Points of Natural Selection Worksheet Objective: We will be able to identify the ways that natural selection is working in certain animals with at least 90% accuracy Materials: Darwin’s 4 points of Natural Selection Worksheet Directions: 1. Complete the worksheet titled Darwin’s 4 points of Natural Selection. 2. Explain the four points of natural selection for each organism shown on the sheet. Natural Selection Stations Is the Banana Going Extinct? Objective: We will be able to comprehend the impact of selective breeding by reading an article on the extinction of bananas with at least 90% accuracy. Materials: Article and Worksheet on Bananas Directions: 1. Answer the two questions on the top of the worksheet titled Is the Banana Going Extinct?. 2. Read the article on the left and answer the questions on the right. 3. The ANSWER to each question on the right side is located in the box to its left. Natural Selection Stations Comic Strip on four steps of Natural Selection for giraffes Objective: We will be able to illustrate the four steps of natural selection by creating a comic strip on the evolution of giraffes with at least 90% accuracy. Materials: Blank paper, markers Directions: 1. DRAW four squares for a comic strip 2. TITLE your comic strip: “Four Steps of Natural Selection” 3. Create ONE square for each of the 4 steps of natural selection BELOW for the evolution of giraffes. 4. At the bottom of each square, in your own words DESCRIBE what happens in each step in the case of the giraffes. Square 1: Genetic Variations: A group of organisms has variations, some variations are helpful and others are harmful. Square 2: Struggle to Survive: There is competition for resources. The organisms that have helpful traits survive. The other organisms die. Square 3: Adaptation: Certain traits help organisms to survive and reproduce. Square 4: Survival of the Fittest: A species will change over millions of years so that all organisms have fitness. Natural Selection Stations Wolf to Wolf: Evolution of Dogs Objective: We will be able to apply our knowledge of natural selection to the evolution of dogs by reading an article on the evolution of dogs with at least 90% accuracy. Materials: Article and Worksheet on Wolf and Dog Evolution Directions: 1. Read the article titled Wolf to Wolf: Evolution of Dogs. 2. Answer the questions on the back of the worksheet Alternate Activity 1. Read ALL of Chapter 8: The Evolution of Living Things (page 176 to page 193) 2. Answer every question in Chapter Review (page 196 and 197)