Description
This Natural Selection Review activity strongly reinforces the key concepts involved in natural selection in an engaging, brains-on way.
Key Concepts of Evolution:
- The potential for exponential population growth
- Genetic variation within a population
- Struggle for existence
- Differential survival – organisms with favorable adaptations are more likely to survive
- Inheritance – surviving organisms pass their favorable adaptation to their offspring
How it Works:
The resource centers around the famous example of Natural Selection – the Peppered Moth. There is a set of seven cards describing each step of Peppered Moth evolution during the Industrial Revolution. Students use this familiar example as a guide to put two additional sets of cards in the right order – one demonstrating the evolution of Rock Pocket Mice, and one demonstrating the evolution of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria.
Resource Includes:
- Seven example cards about the evolution of the Peppered Moth
- Seven cards about the evolution of the Rock Pocket Mice for students to put in order
- Seven cards about the evolution of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria for students to put in order
- Answer Key
- Full Teaching Guide with fun method of checking student work!
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What some happy teachers are saying about the Natural Selection Review Activity:
Great resource! Thanks! – Aledia E.
This was a quick activity that reinforced how populations can change due to natural selection. Each example follows the same pattern, so students were able to catch on and the repetition stuck with them. – Angela L.
My students found this challenging, but it got them talking and thinking about natural selection. – Ms A.
Love these…exactly what i needed…thanks for sharing your work! – Cindy S.
Nice small group EOC review activity. – Daryl J.
