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Students imagine how humans will evolve in the future according to a range of selective agents using their knowledge of evolutionary processes.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

understand what evolution is, how it occurs and how it might apply to humans.

Success criteria:

Students can...

hypothesise agents affecting future human evolution and how speciation might occur in humans in the future.

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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: SC5-5WS, SC5-6WS, SC5-7WS, 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.

A device capable of showing a video
Art materials - coloured pencils and textas
Factsheet - Human evolution factsheet (optional)
Factsheet - Where do you come from (optional)
Student Worksheet - one copy per student
White paper
Writing materials - pen and lined paper

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

communication
creativity
creative thinking
critical thinking

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

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Evolution - The Future of Humanity

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