8th Grade Science
80 Lessons
Marlowe Middle School
Lake In The Hills, IL
Suburban Environment
8th Grade Science
(10 Units, 80 Lessons)
Unit 6 - Evidence of Common Ancestry(12 Lessons)
Shoe Classification: An Intro to Cladistics8th Grade Science» Unit:Evidence of Common Ancestry
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Big Idea:Students practice their decision making and justification skills as they learn about classification and evolutionary relationships.
Reading To Learn: Dinosaurs Among Us8th Grade Science» Unit:Evidence of Common Ancestry
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Big Idea:Reading to learn is tough but that does not mean it can't be fun! Students work to "translate" a scientific article from a renowned paleontologist into "everyday speak" that any young person can understand without losing the article's integrity.
What Did T-Rex Taste Like?8th Grade Science» Unit:Evidence of Common Ancestry
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Big Idea:Using cladograms , students begin to develop an understanding of how classification can provide information about evolutionary relationships of organisms.
Lego Cladograms8th Grade Science» Unit:Evidence of Common Ancestry
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Big Idea:Students create their own cladogram model that demonstrates how life evolves from a common ancestor.
What Do You Mean I Can Learn From a Fossil?8th Grade Science» Unit:Evidence of Common Ancestry
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Big Idea:What we can learn from fossils? Dig 'em up, put 'em together, figure it out.
Using Movies VS Watching Movies: The Origins of Birds8th Grade Science» Unit:Evidence of Common Ancestry
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Big Idea:Students gain understanding of the fossil evidence that has led scientists to determine that birds descended from dinosaurs while improving their ability use observations to make inferences.
Fossils Document Changes To Ecosystems8th Grade Science» Unit:Evidence of Common Ancestry
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Big Idea:Students research some fossil rich areas to determine how the ecosystem in that area has evolved.
Making Inferences From Fossils8th Grade Science» Unit:Evidence of Common Ancestry
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Evidence of Common Ancestry
Big Idea:Students put their ability to interpret fossil evidence to the test as they attempt to describe characteristics of a fossilized specimen.
Extinction Of the Dinosaurs8th Grade Science» Unit:Evidence of Common Ancestry
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Big Idea:Continuing to tap into the high interest in dinosaurs, students learn how scientists can read the rocks of the Earth to determine its history.
Can You Dig It?8th Grade Science» Unit:Evidence of Common Ancestry
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Big Idea:Dig it up, put it together and discover its story. Students put their archaeology skills to the test.
Embryos, Animals and Evolution8th Grade Science» Unit:Evidence of Common Ancestry
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Big Idea:Am I part shark? Students investigate all they have in common with a wide range of animals and determine how this evidence supports evolution.
Evidence For Common Ancestry8th Grade Science» Unit:Evidence of Common Ancestry
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Evidence of Common Ancestry
Big Idea:Students create a video in the style of some of their favorite "YouTubers" that explains the evidence we have to support evolution.
