Unit 8.6: Natural Selection & Common Ancestry

Students explore natural selection, adaptation, and evolutionary relationships. They investigate evidence for common ancestry and evolutionary change.

13 lessons · 38 assessment opportunities · 4 assessments · length: 27 days

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Formative assessment

Summative assessment

Peer assessment

#	Lesson	In this lesson
01	length: 4 days
02	length: 2 days
03	length: 2 days
04	length: 2 days
05	length: 2 days
06	length: 2 days	How are penguins and polar bears adapted to where they live? Assessment · Formative assessment
07	length: 3 days	No assessments in this lesson — sequence context only.
10	length: 2 days
11	length: 1 days	Green Anole Lizard Assessment Assessment · Formative assessment
12	length: 2 days
13	length: 2 days	Ancient Ancestry Assessment (Version 1) Assessment · Summative assessment Ancient Ancestry Assessment (Version 2) Assessment · Summative assessment
14	length: 2 days
15	length: 1 days