MS-LS4.C: Adaptation
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Trait Frequencies Test Question Bank Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
Lesson Plan (DOCX) & Answer Key with Membership
Test
Question bank to build assessments. An active membership is required to view questions.NGSS Standard
HS-LS4-3
MS-LS4-6 (Trait Frequencies)
Published by NGSS Life Science
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Peppered Moth Modeling Lab Free Lesson Plan
Lab
Students will simulate how predators locate prey in different environments using forceps, newspaper and colored papers. Students will analyze how color affects an organism's ability to survive in certain environments.NGSS Standard
HS-LS4-2
HS-LS4-3
MS-LS4-6 (Trait Frequencies)
Published by Shannan Muskopf
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Evolution by Natural Selection Lab Free Student Handout
Free Teacher Notes
Lab
In this evolution by natural selection lab, students start by answering questions on how mice's habitat affects the survival rate of different fur colors of mice. The students simulate the mice using a fork or spoon and a cup and try to eat pom-poms. The pom-poms are different colors, and they reside in different color habitats. Students learn how other evolutionary adaptations contribute to differences in survival and reproductive rates, allowing students to see changing allele frequencies in their modeled population.NGSS Standard
HS-LS4-2
HS-LS4-3
HS-LS4-4
MS-LS4-4 (Benefits of Variation)
MS-LS4-6 (Trait Frequencies)
Published by Ingrid Waldron and Jennifer Doherty
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Natural Selection Lab - Beans Simulation Free Lesson Plan
Lab
Students model natural selection by using tools such as spoons to "capture" beans and determine the best adaptations for survival.NGSS Standard
HS-LS4-2
HS-LS4-3
MS-LS4-6 (Trait Frequencies)
Published by Shannan Muskopf