Lesson Plan: B2.4.08


LESSON PLAN
Teacher Subject Period Date Year Ability LSA/Other Support
Science

Context and
Landmark
Assessment		 B2.4.08
Landmark Assessment: Progress Observation Opportunity
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Lesson Title: Today we are learning about
How do new species form?
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Focus on Knowledge, Skills and Understanding
Success Criteria: You will show your learning by...
  1. Other theories, including that of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, are based mainly on the idea that changes that occur in an organism during its lifetime can be inherited. We now know that in the vast majority of cases this type of inheritance cannot occur. A study of creationism is not required.
  2. Students should be able to describe the work of Darwin and Wallace in the development of the theory of evolution by natural selection
  3. Students should be able to explain the impact of these ideas on biology
  4. Alfred Russel Wallace independently proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection. He published joint writings with Darwin in 1858 which prompted Darwin to publish On the Origin of Species (1859) the following year.
  5. Wallace worked worldwide gathering evidence for evolutionary theory. He is best known for his work on warning colouration in animals and his theory of speciation.
  6. Alfred Wallace did much pioneering work on speciation but more evidence over time has led to our current understanding of the theory of speciation
  7. Students should be able to describe the steps which give rise to new species. The theory of speciation has developed over time
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Keywords:
  • Theory: a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something. (1)
  • Interbreeding: breeding between species in order to form viable offspring. (1)
  • Speciation: the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution. (1)
  • Inheritance: something that is passed on. (1)
Links: Literacy, Numeracy, SMSC, British values
Memory Anchor:

AFL/Key Questions:
  1. What was Lamarck's theory?
    Lamarck's theory was that changes in an organism only occur during its lifetime and are then inhertted.
  2. What was the impact of Darwin and Wallace's ideas?
    Darwin and Wallace's ideas lead to the realisation that life on earth evolved from a common organism eventually branching off into different species and families.
  3. Who was Alfred Russell Wallace and how is he linked to Charles Darwin?
    Alfred Russel Wallace independently proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection. He published joint writings with Darwin in 1858 which prompted Darwin to publish On the Origin of Species (1859) the following year.
  4. What is Wallace best known for?
    Wallace worked worldwide gathering evidence for evolutionary theory. He is best known for his work on warning colouration in animals and his theory of speciation.
  5. What was needed to support Alfred Wallace's work in order to lead to our current understanding of the theory of speciation?
    Alfred Wallace did much pioneering work on speciation but more evidence over time has led to our current understanding of the theory of speciation.
  6. In what ways do new species arise? How are these described?
    New species can arise as a result of: Isolation - where two species become geographically separated each evolving in such a way that they can no longer breed. Oenetic variation - where each population has a wide range of alleles that control their characteristics Natural selection - where the alleles which help an organism to survive are selected in each population Speciation - where the populations become so different that successful interbreeding cannot happen anymore
Identify questions for high, middle, low and identify questioning techniques- Challenge questions

Learning Phases/Episodes
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Differentiation: AGT, SEND, LLL, Disadvantaged
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Starter Activity Differentiation and Challenge question/task
  • Students to copy and complete the keywords.
  • Teacher reveals missing letters; Students correct mistakes;
  • Discuss the scientific meanings of the words.
  • Students to write down the definitions of the most important / new keywords.
  • Discuss the 'Memory Anchor'.
    • What does it show?
    • How does it relate to the what we are learning about today (title)?
Think about PACE – Develop, consolidate and deepen knowledge, skills and understanding
Teacher or Student lead? Differentiation and Challenge question/task
Progress Check Extension
Remember to give time to apply knowledge, skills and understanding
Teacher or Student lead? Differentiation and Challenge question/task
Progress Check Extension

Teacher or Student lead? Differentiation and Challenge question/task
Progress Check Extension

Teacher or Student lead? Differentiation and Challenge question/task
Progress Check Extension


Plenary Differentiation and Challenge question/task
  • Students to answer the 'Key Questions' with learning partners.
Progress Check
  • Teacher to reveal and discuss the answers to the questions.
 Extension
  • What have learnt about the 'Big Ideas' today?

Homework Differentiation and Challenge question/task