Get all the middle school evolution notes you’ll need to introduce each of the evolution-related middle school NGSS life science standards (plus more)! Students will view a presentation as they fill in blanks on a corresponding Cloze notes worksheet.
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Six Presentations are Included:
- Factors Influencing the Growth of Organisms (MS-LS1-5)
- Artificial Selection (MS-LS4-5)
- Natural Selection (MS-LS4-6)
- Adaptations (MS-LS1-4)
- Evidence of Evolution (MS-LS4-2, 4-3)
- Fossils (MS-LS4-1)
Each set of notes includes:
- Google Slides version of the presentation
- PPT version of the presentation
- Cloze notes worksheet provided in a Word Doc
Teacher Notes:
- These notes are fully editable.
- These middle school evolution notes are designed for grades 6-8.
- Answer keys to the Cloze notes worksheets are included.
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-LS1-4: Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants.NGSS MS-LS1-5: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
- NGSS MS-LS4-1: Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
- NGSS MS-LS4-2: Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
- NGSS MS-LS4-3: Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy.
- NGSS MS-LS4-4: Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
- NGSS MS-LS4-5: Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
- NGSS MS-LS4-6: Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time.
