In order to model what Darwin noticed about bird beaks in the Galapagos Islands, students will participate in a lab modelling how some beaks are more adapted to eat the food of a particular island than others. Students will travel through 5 islands using a specific beak to consume the food source on that island. Students will notice how survival is easy on some islands because the beaks are well adapted to the food there, while nearly impossible on other islands. Students will use their data to complete a series of graphs and a lab analysis which will be used as an assessment for the standard of scientific communication. Students that miss class should check in with Ms Lea to see how to make up the lab.
If you have extra time, check out these links:
- The Evolution of the Human Eye
- How did Feathers Evolve?
- How did teeth evolve?
- How We Think Complex Cells Evolved
- What Causes Antibiotic Resistance?
- Why are some people left handed?
- The science of skin color
- How Life Came to Land
- Why are Fish Fish-Shaped?
- The Surprising Reasons Animals Play Dead
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Bird Beak Lab Analysis due Monday morning (in google classroom)
- Knowledge Check on Monday
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