1. DATE: 10/24/11
LEQ: How is geologic evolution related to
biologic evolution?
1. What does the Geological time scale show
2. What is the law of superposition
3. What are the 4 types of plate boundaries
4. What are the two types of weathering and their
definitions

2. CONTEXT CLUES:
Stop and Jot: Write your own definition of
1. My ancestors were American Indians. Even
though I do not speak the native language, I
am so proud of my ancestry!
2. My dog’s offspring all look exactly like my
dog! Even though they are still puppies, they
have the same spots!
3. Over time, my opinion has evolved. At first, I
thought the Mavericks were going to win, but
not I think the Lakers are going to win.

3. Check your definitions!
Ancestor: a parent or other older blood relative
Offspring: children
Evolution: change over time

4. Watch and Write!
Question: What has
happened to cell phones
over time??
CELL PHONES TODAY
FIRST CELL PHONE

5. What is
“geologic
evolution”?

6. Geologic Evolution

7. Vocabulary Sheet:
Which of our vocabulary words relate
to geologic evolution?

8. Remember this page?!
UNIT 1: Earth’s History

9. MAKE YOUR OWN BUBBLE MAP!
(use your vocabulary words)
Geologic
Evolution

10. Today’s LEQ: How is
geologic evolution
related to
biologic evolution?

11. Today’s LEQ: How is geologic
evolution related to biologic
evolution?
By the end of today, you should be able to…
1. Describe how species evolve from a common
ancestor over time
2. Explain how survival of the fittest results in
adaptations

12. Focus Vocabulary
Evolution
Natural Selection
Survival of the fittest
Common Ancestor
Adaptation

13. Geologic Evolution:
Biologic Evolution:
Adaptation: Natural Selection:

14. Geologic Evolution

15. Geologic Evolution: the ways that
the earth changes over time
Biologic Evolution:
Adaptation: Natural Selection:

16. Biologic
Evolution

17. Geologic Evolution: the ways that
the earth changes over time
Biologic Evolution: the ways that
species change over time
Adaptation: Natural Selection:

19. Think-Pair-Share
What adaptations does
this animal have that
helps it survive in its
environment?

20. Think-Pair-Share
What adaptations do these animals have that help
them survive in their environment?

21. Think-Pair-Share
What adaptations do these animals have that help
them survive in their environment?

22. Geologic Evolution: the ways that
the earth changes over time
Biologic Evolution: the ways that
species change over time
Adaptation: a Natural Selection:
physical trait
inherited from a
common ancestor

24. COMMON
ANCESTOR

25. FIND THE COMMON ANCESTOR!!!

26. Geologic Evolution: the ways that
the earth changes over time
Biologic Evolution: the ways that
species change over time
Adaptation: a Natural Selection:
physical trait
inherited from a
common ancestor

27. HOT QUESTION #2
• Fossils have shown that ancient frogs had gills
similar to modern day fish. This fact can be
best explained by which of the following:
a. radiometric dating
b. extinction
c. evolution
d. climate change

28. You should be:
Natural Selection • Thinking silently.
Example
• Which rabbit has a better chance of
surviving in the North Pole? Why?

29. All the brown rabbits die
Only one white rabbit dies

30. White rabbits have babies

31. Now we have ALL white rabbits!

32. PEPPERED MOTHS
pre-industrialization
Which moth would be more likely to
survive? WHY???

33. PEPPERED MOTHS
post-industrialization
Which moth would be more
likely to survive? WHY???

34. Geologic Evolution: the ways that
the earth changes over time
Biologic Evolution: the ways that
species change over time
Adaptation: a Natural Selection:
physical trait
inherited from a
common ancestor

35. Natural Selection: certain traits that
help a species survive become more
common over time (also called “Survival
of the Fittest”)

36. What adaptations would increase
survival in this environment?

37. What adaptations would increase
survival in this environment?

38. What adaptations would increase
survival in this environment?

39. Pick a card, any card!
• 1: Your environment temperature increases & green
fur is too dark. Your species becomes extinct.
• 2: A new predator has invaded your environment.
This predator eats yellow species. If you have a
yellow card without an X on it, sit down. If you have
an X, you adapted strong leg muscles and outran the
predator.
• 3: There was a flood that wiped out Reds’ food
sources. You couldn’t adapt fast enough! You go
extinct!
• Everybody that’s left survived. You adapted to the
changing environment!

40. THINK-PAIR-SHARE
1. What were the different adaptations?
2. How did your environment change?
3. In the end, which adaptations were
“naturally selected”? (Which species
was the fittest for the changing
environment?)
4. Do you think that all of the species had a
common ancestor? Why or why not?

41. Brain Pop—Evolution
• http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyan
dbehavior/naturalselection/

42. SUMMARIZER ACTIVITY!
Forkasaurus
Spoonbill Platypus
Knife Monster

43. SUMMARIZER
1. What adaptation allowed one animal to eat more
than the other?
2. Which animal would be favored (chosen) by the
process of natural selection?
3. How would you predict these animals to evolve
over time? (Would some become extinct?)
4. What change in the environment would make an
animal with a different adaptation to survive?
(Ex: what would have to happen in the environment
in order for the knife monster to survive?)
5. Do you think these animals had a common
ancestor? Why or why not?

44. How Giraffes got their long neck
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOVqcWIA
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