Natural Selection and Common Ancestry Unit: This is a draft unit intended for Field Test Teachers Only
How could things living today be connected to the things that lived long ago?
On this page, you will find all the materials needed for the Natural Selection and Common Ancestry unit. A student-facing webpage is available at: https://www.classroomopensciedfieldtest.org/penguins
The materials include: The full teacher edition, all the lab procedures and teacher masters, access to PowerPoints or Google slides for each lesson, access to all interactives and videos, a digital copy of the student edition, and downloadable student handouts for printing and use in student notebooks. This unit requires specialized printing of cards and data strips. Those documents can be found here. If you order a field test kit from BSCS, these will be provided in the kit.
Printable and Downloadable Documents
Lesson 1 Teacher Guide & Addendum Penguin Comparison, Draw a Penguin, Initial Explanation, Podcast Transcript,
Special Print version of Cards
Lesson 2 Teacher Guide, Extended Trait Key External Trait Data Strips, Ext. & Int. Trait Data Strips Addendum External Trait Key, Internal Trait Key, Penguin Stickers
Lesson 3 Teacher Guide Ancient Penguin Data Strips, Optional Ancient Strips
Penguin taxon v. common name Timeline, Maps of Earth (last 50 million yrs),
How do scientists use fossils? reading
Lesson 5 Teacher Guide, Key for Discussion Record of Patterns, Questions for Discussion Map of Earth's Surface 100 & 150 mya
Lesson 7 Teacher Guide, Key to all Data Packets Finch Overview & Data Packet
Key to CCC Lens; Key to System Model Cliff Swallow Overview & Data Packet
Mustard Plant Overview & Data Packet
Peppered Moth Overview, Data Packet, Analysis
Using CCC Lens, Developing a System Model
Lesson 10 Teacher Guide, Environmental Conditions Key Two Environmental Conditions, My Model Changes
Model Changes Key
Additional Teacher Materials
Additional Student Materials
Penguin Kit List - searchable/sortable
Podcasts
Google Slides
Teacher Documents
Powerpoints
Google Slides
Student Handouts
Lesson 11 Teacher Guide, Using a General Model Ancient & Modern Horses, Ancient & Modern
Penguin Environments, Reviewing our DQB
Media and Interactives
Lesson 1: Penguin Live Cam
Lesson 2: Source Material #1 for data on Trait Variation in Penguins
Source Material #2 for data on Trait Variation in Penguins
Lesson 9: Salmonella Hunt Simulation
YouTube Link to Neutrophil Phagocytosis Video
YouTube Link to Bacteria Growth Video
Teacher Reference Article on Modeling for versus Modeling of
Lesson 10: Bacteria Food Hunt Simulation
If you cannot play videos from this player, they are all available here.
Please make your own copy of these resources. Watch this video to see how.
Remote Learning Resources
Lesson 1: Modern and Pedro Penguin Data Cards: Slides or PDF
Lesson 2: Day 1 External Trait Data Strips: Jamboard or Slides or Sheets Day 2 Internal Trait Data Strips: Jamboard or Slides
Lesson 3: Ancient Penguin Data Strips: Jamboard or Slides
Colored Ancient Data Strips with Timeline: Jamboard or Slides
Lesson 5: Crab Data Cards for Day 1