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Students undertake research to explore the role of fossils in supporting the theory of evolution and communicate their understanding of the importance of fossils by rewriting the lyrics of a song by a ‘fossil’.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

understand the role of fossils in the theory of evolution.

Success criteria:

Students can...

identify examples of fossils used to support the theory of evolution
communicate complex scientific subjects.

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Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content descriptions:

Science:

Students learn to:

use the theory of evolution by natural selection to explain past and present diversity and analyse the scientific evidence supporting the theory (AC9S10U02)

Syllabus Outcomes: SC5-9WS, SC5-14LW.

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking.

Relevant parts of Year 10 achievement standards:
By the end of Year 10 students explain the processes that underpin heredity and genetic diversity and describe the evidence supporting the theory of evolution by natural selection. They sequence key events in the origin and evolution of the universe and describe the supporting evidence for the big bang theory.

Device capable of showing a video to the class
Factsheet - Evidence for evolution
Factsheet - Fossils and evolution
Guide - Song writing tips (optional)
Individual devices capable of accesing the internet
Student Worksheet - one per student

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

communication
digital literacy
creativity
critical thinking

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - facilitate brainstorm and oversee activity.

This is an original Cool+ lesson.

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Evolution - How Fossils Support the Theory of Evolution

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