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Evolution Adventure!
Study Sheets for the Natural Mysteries exhibit
These four-page study sheets are designed to help engage learners in the evolution stories of one or two organisms while exploring the Natural Mysteries exhibit at the Museum of Science, Boston.
Each Evolution Adventure cover page presents a picture of something to find within the exhibit. The next pages include an activity, background content on the connection between the activity and the study of evolution, and common misconceptions. The final page provides additional activities for home or school, standard connections, and references.
Topic areas include: Birds, Geese, Hippos and Whales, Leopards and Jaguars, Rhinos, Trilobites, Turtles, and Woodchucks. The eight study sheets are packaged together in one PDF, available below.
| Format | Field Trip Activity |
| Grades | 3 – 10 |
| Author | n/a |
| Location | Natural Mysteries Exhibit — Museum of Science, Boston |
| Website | n/a |
| Documents | Evolution_Adventure.pdf |
Evolution Adventure!
+ View Detailed Standard Connections
Primary Connections:
National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)
- Unifying Concepts and Processes > Evolution and equilibrium (Grade: K – 12)
- Life Science > Biological evolution (Grade: 9 – 12)
- Life Science > Diversity and adaptations of organisms (Grade: 5 – 8)
Secondary Connections:
National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)
- Life Science > Diversity and adaptations of organisms (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Life Science > Reproduction and heredity (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Life Science > Biological evolution (Grade: 9 – 12)
– View Concise Standard Connections
Primary Connections:
National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)
- Unifying Concepts and Processes > Evolution and equilibrium (Grade: K – 12)
Evolution is a series of changes, some gradual and some sporadic, that accounts for the present form and function of objects, organisms, and natural and designed systems. The general idea of evolution is that the present arises from materials and forms of the past. Although evolution is most commonly associated with the biological theory explaining the process of descent with modification of organisms from common ancestors, evolution also describes changes in the universe. Equilibrium is a physical state in which forces and changes occur in opposite and off-setting directions: for example, opposite forces are of the same magnitude, or off-setting changes occur at equal rates. Steady state, balance, and homeostasis also describe equilibrium states. Interacting units of matter tend toward equilibrium states in which the energy is distributed as randomly and uniformly as possible. - Life Science > Biological evolution (Grade: 9 – 12)
The great diversity of organisms is the result of more than 3.5 billion years of evolution that has filled every available niche with life forms. - Life Science > Diversity and adaptations of organisms (Grade: 5 – 8)
Millions of species of animals, plants, and microorganisms are alive today. Although different species might look dissimilar, the unity among organisms becomes apparent from an analysis of internal structures, the similarity of their chemical processes, and the evidence of common ancestry.
Secondary Connections:
National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)
- Life Science > Diversity and adaptations of organisms (Grade: 5 – 8)
Millions of species of animals, plants, and microorganisms are alive today. Although different species might look dissimilar, the unity among organisms becomes apparent from an analysis of internal structures, the similarity of their chemical processes, and the evidence of common ancestry. - Life Science > Reproduction and heredity (Grade: 5 – 8)
Reproduction is a characteristic of all living systems; because no individual organism lives forever, reproduction is essential to the continuation of every species. Some organisms reproduce asexually. Other organisms reproduce sexually. - Life Science > Biological evolution (Grade: 9 – 12)
Species evolve over time. Evolution is the consequence of the interactions of (1) the potential for a species to increase its numbers, (2) the genetic variability of offspring due to mutation and recombination of genes, (3) a finite supply of the resources required for life, and (4) the ensuing selection by the environment of those offspring better able to survive and leave offspring.
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