Modeling for Understanding Natural Selection

This series of lessons introduces students to evolutionary reasoning and to the explanatory power of the Darwinian model of natural selection. Students read three evolutionary scientists' (Paley, Lamarck and Darwin) original work and compare their thinking, proposed mechanism of evolution, use of evidence, and explanatory power of their theory. They apply the three scientists thinking to another scenario to refine their understanding of the explanations.
Resource ID#: 3602 Type: Unit/Lesson Sequence
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Direct Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20160323043132/http://ncisla.wceruw.org/muse/naturalselection/index.html

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Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Instructional Time: 30 Hour(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: argumentation, theory, species, mechanism, evolution, adaptation, variation, natural selection, explanation, claim, model, fossil, anatomy
Instructional Component Type(s): Unit/Lesson Sequence
Instructional Design Framework(s): Argumentation
Resource Collection: iCPALMS

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