Direct observations of phenotypes provides evidence of natural selection leading to changes in natural populations over time.

• Outline how natural selection led to changes in the beaks of Galapagos finches. 

• Outline how natural selection led to changes in the color of rock pocket mice. 

• Summarize John Endler’s experiments with guppies in Trinidad which demonstrate phenotypes undergoing evolution.

Initial Knowledge Audit (ICI)

• For students

• For teachers

Grants Finches notes (OCI)

The search for beak genes in Darwin's finches 

Rock Pocket Mice (OCI)

CoV2 (ICTD)

Darwin’s Fishes (A&B)

• For students

• For teachers

Evolution in the Everyday World (A&B)

• For students

• For teachers

The warming climate is causing animals to 'shapeshift' (A&B)

Amazonian birds are shrinking (A&B)

How the ‘Black Death’ Left Its Genetic Mark on Future Generations -

Male California sea lions are becoming bigger and better fighters as their population rebounds -- ScienceDaily

Human impacts can have unintentional consequences on the evolution of a species.

• Outline an example of selection due to a human induced selective pressure.  

• Outline the effect of pollution on development of melanistic insects in polluted areas.

• Outline the effect of antibiotics on  development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria.

Development of melanistic insects in polluted areas (5.1.A1)

Some strains of bacteria have evolved genes that confer resistance to antibiotics and some strains of bacteria have multiple resistance (6.3.U9).

Evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria (5.2.A2).

The theory of evolution by natural selection can explain the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria (5.2.NOS1).

Industrial melanism (OCI)

Kettlewell and Peppered Moths

Peppered moth simulation

Group Graphics of Examples of Unnatural Selection (ICG; final slide is a template 11X17 for students to illustrate their example)

• ADD:  Urban evolution: How species adapt to survive in cities 

A New Database Reveals How Much Humans Are Messing With Evolution 

Using data to Investigate Elephant Evolution

Antibiotic Resistance Notes (ICTD)

Selection for Antibiotic resistance simulation (PSOW)

Antibiotic Resistance (A&B)

• Evolutionary Arms Race

• TB’s Revenge

• The Diabolical Genius of An Ancient Scourge

Selective breeding of domesticated animals or plants shows that artificial selection can cause evolution.

• Define selective breeding and artificial selection.

• Outline how artificial selection can lead to evolution.

• Explain an example of artificial selection in a plant. 

• Explain an example of artificial selection in an animal.

Observing Brassica variation lab (PSOW)

Artificial Selection notes (OCI)

Artificial Selection in the Fast Plant (PSOW)

Artificial Selection in Dogs (ICI)

• Dog breed cards

• Save the index cards made by the students until the cladistics unit, when students will sort cards and create a cladogram of the dog breeds.

When Chickens Go Wild (A&B)

• For students

• For teachers

New Nice (A&B)

• For students

• For teachers

• In class slides

• Related NYT article

How to Build a Dog (A&B)

• For students

• For teachers

ScitC Dual Dog Domestication (A&B)

• Educator guide with questions 

Ancient Dog DNA Shows Early Spread Around the Globe   (A&B)

Unit review slides (ICTD)

Kahoot review (ICTD)

Quizizz Review (OCI)

1 page-summary (OCI)

• General directions

• Specifics for this unit

Final Knowledge Audit (ICI)

• For students

• For teachers