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Speciation (How does one species become two?)
Unleash the Wonders of Speciation
Dive into the fascinating world of speciation with our comprehensive Google Slides lesson designed to captivate and educate your students, whether in a remote learning setting or beyond. This lesson is a dynamic exploration of how new species come to be, backed by real-life examples that make learning exciting and relevant.
Why Choose Our Speciation Lesson?
Interactive Learning: Embrace engaging student choice as learners select 2 out of 4 leveled activities that spark curiosity and ignite interest in the concept of speciation. Foster independent exploration that suits their learning style.
In-Depth Speciation Study: Delve into the captivating speciation event of apple flies and hawthorn flies. Customize the learning experience once more with 3 different aspects of the speciation event, allowing students to specialize in their exploration.
Real-Life Examples: Immerse students in the wonders of speciation through a variety of real-life instances. Witness the magic of new species emerging before their eyes, cultivating a deep understanding of this crucial evolutionary process.
Source Material: Access this enriching lesson for free, thanks to the generosity of the University of Utah's exceptional resources. Benefit from a comprehensive, well-structured lesson that makes remote learning engaging and effective.
Integrated Interactivity: Enjoy the same thoughtful formatting that you love in this lesson across our collection of digital products. Discover a world of captivating lessons that keep learners engaged and curious.
Ignite Curiosity, Spark Learning:
Elevate your remote learning experience with an engaging exploration of speciation that unlocks the wonders of evolution. Download our Google Slides lesson now and offer your students an interactive, insightful journey into the incredible world of species formation.
Grade & Course Recommendation:
Middle School: Grade 8 honors life science, conceptual introduction to speciation and isolation mechanisms.
High School: Grade 9–10 Biology, evolution or population genetics unit.
Cross-Curricular Connections:
Math Integration: Students interpret population graphs and isolation timelines.
ELA Integration: Construct written explanations comparing allopatric and sympatric speciation.
Geography / Environmental Science Integration: Connects to biogeography and habitat change.
Daily slide + literacy - based exit ticket included with purchase
Join the Lesson Laboratory and Teach for Tomorrow!
NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards)
High School NGSS Alignment
HS-LS4-1: Communicate scientific information that common ancestry and biological evolution are supported by multiple lines of empirical evidence.
Connection: Students use examples such as stickleback fish, fireflies, and fruit flies to explain how reproductive barriers lead to divergence.HS-LS4-2: Construct an explanation based on evidence that the process of evolution primarily results from genetic variation and natural selection.
Connection: Students evaluate how reproductive isolation and allele frequency changes drive speciation.HS-LS4-3: Apply concepts of statistics and probability to support explanations that organisms with advantageous heritable traits tend to increase in proportion to those lacking the traits.
Connection: Students analyze data on fruit fly allele frequencies to determine whether speciation is occurring.HS-LS4-4: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations.
Connection: Students interpret how changes in timing, mating behavior, or habitat preference can produce new species over time.
Science & Engineering Practices:
Analyzing and interpreting data
Constructing explanations
Engaging in argument from evidence
Communicating scientific information
Crosscutting Concepts:
Cause and effect
Patterns
Stability and change
Systems and system models
Common Core Standards
Grades 9–12:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.1 / RST.11-12.1: Cite specific textual and data-based evidence to support analysis of scientific concepts. (Students cite data from fruit fly studies and examples of reproductive barriers.)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.7 / RST.11-12.7: Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words with visual data. (Students combine charts of allele frequency with descriptions of behavioral isolation.)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.8 / RST.11-12.8: Evaluate the validity of reasoning and the relevance of evidence in scientific arguments. (Students decide whether speciation is occurring based on evidence.)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.1 / WHST.11-12.1: Write arguments supported by evidence to explain biological processes. (Students construct an explanation for how one species becomes two.)
Unleash the Wonders of Speciation
Dive into the fascinating world of speciation with our comprehensive Google Slides lesson designed to captivate and educate your students, whether in a remote learning setting or beyond. This lesson is a dynamic exploration of how new species come to be, backed by real-life examples that make learning exciting and relevant.
Why Choose Our Speciation Lesson?
Interactive Learning: Embrace engaging student choice as learners select 2 out of 4 leveled activities that spark curiosity and ignite interest in the concept of speciation. Foster independent exploration that suits their learning style.
In-Depth Speciation Study: Delve into the captivating speciation event of apple flies and hawthorn flies. Customize the learning experience once more with 3 different aspects of the speciation event, allowing students to specialize in their exploration.
Real-Life Examples: Immerse students in the wonders of speciation through a variety of real-life instances. Witness the magic of new species emerging before their eyes, cultivating a deep understanding of this crucial evolutionary process.
Source Material: Access this enriching lesson for free, thanks to the generosity of the University of Utah's exceptional resources. Benefit from a comprehensive, well-structured lesson that makes remote learning engaging and effective.
Integrated Interactivity: Enjoy the same thoughtful formatting that you love in this lesson across our collection of digital products. Discover a world of captivating lessons that keep learners engaged and curious.
Ignite Curiosity, Spark Learning:
Elevate your remote learning experience with an engaging exploration of speciation that unlocks the wonders of evolution. Download our Google Slides lesson now and offer your students an interactive, insightful journey into the incredible world of species formation.
Grade & Course Recommendation:
Middle School: Grade 8 honors life science, conceptual introduction to speciation and isolation mechanisms.
High School: Grade 9–10 Biology, evolution or population genetics unit.
Cross-Curricular Connections:
Math Integration: Students interpret population graphs and isolation timelines.
ELA Integration: Construct written explanations comparing allopatric and sympatric speciation.
Geography / Environmental Science Integration: Connects to biogeography and habitat change.
Daily slide + literacy - based exit ticket included with purchase
Join the Lesson Laboratory and Teach for Tomorrow!
NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards)
High School NGSS Alignment
HS-LS4-1: Communicate scientific information that common ancestry and biological evolution are supported by multiple lines of empirical evidence.
Connection: Students use examples such as stickleback fish, fireflies, and fruit flies to explain how reproductive barriers lead to divergence.HS-LS4-2: Construct an explanation based on evidence that the process of evolution primarily results from genetic variation and natural selection.
Connection: Students evaluate how reproductive isolation and allele frequency changes drive speciation.HS-LS4-3: Apply concepts of statistics and probability to support explanations that organisms with advantageous heritable traits tend to increase in proportion to those lacking the traits.
Connection: Students analyze data on fruit fly allele frequencies to determine whether speciation is occurring.HS-LS4-4: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations.
Connection: Students interpret how changes in timing, mating behavior, or habitat preference can produce new species over time.
Science & Engineering Practices:
Analyzing and interpreting data
Constructing explanations
Engaging in argument from evidence
Communicating scientific information
Crosscutting Concepts:
Cause and effect
Patterns
Stability and change
Systems and system models
Common Core Standards
Grades 9–12:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.1 / RST.11-12.1: Cite specific textual and data-based evidence to support analysis of scientific concepts. (Students cite data from fruit fly studies and examples of reproductive barriers.)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.7 / RST.11-12.7: Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words with visual data. (Students combine charts of allele frequency with descriptions of behavioral isolation.)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.8 / RST.11-12.8: Evaluate the validity of reasoning and the relevance of evidence in scientific arguments. (Students decide whether speciation is occurring based on evidence.)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.1 / WHST.11-12.1: Write arguments supported by evidence to explain biological processes. (Students construct an explanation for how one species becomes two.)