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    This lesson plan introduces students to cladogram construction and its significance in evolution. Students will learn how to describe cladograms, their use in depicting evolutionary relationships between organisms, and key elements like ingroups, outgroups, derived traits, and primitive traits. The lesson involves students constructing a cladogram based on morphological traits of different animals to hypothesize their evolutionary relationships. Cladograms are important because they allow biologists to visualize how organisms are related based on shared ancestors and traits, providing evidence for common descent and evolution.

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    This lesson plan introduces students to cladogram construction and its significance in evolution. Students will learn how to describe cladograms, their use in depicting evolutionary relationships between organisms, and key elements like ingroups, outgroups, derived traits, and primitive traits. The lesson involves students constructing a cladogram based on morphological traits of different animals to hypothesize their evolutionary relationships. Cladograms are important because they allow biologists to visualize how organisms are related based on shared ancestors and traits, providing evidence for common descent and evolution.

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    This lesson plan introduces students to cladogram construction and its significance in evolution. Students will learn how to describe cladograms, their use in depicting evolutionary relationships between organisms, and key elements like ingroups, outgroups, derived traits, and primitive traits. The lesson involves students constructing a cladogram based on morphological traits of different animals to hypothesize their evolutionary relationships. Cladograms are important because they allow biologists to visualize how organisms are related based on shared ancestors and traits, providing evidence for common descent and evolution.

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    Evolution Lesson Plan

    Unit: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

    Topic: Cladogram Construction and Significance to Evolution

    Do Now: Are Bears, Wolves, and Dogs related? Explain your reasoning.

    Aim: How do Biologist use Cladograms, and why are they important

    Standards Performance:

    NGSS Standard HS-LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity


    Genetic information, like the fossil record, provides evidence of evolution. DNA sequences vary
    among species, but there are many overlaps; in fact, the ongoing branching that produces multiple
    lines of descent can be inferred by comparing the DNA sequences of different organisms. Such
    information is also derivable from the similarities and differences in amino acid sequences and from
    anatomical and embryological evidence.

    Performance Objectives:

     Students will be able to describe what a cladogram is, its use, and key aspects including ingroups,
    outgroup, derived trait, primitive traits, nodes and so on through its construction.
     Students will be able to construct a cladogram based on morphological features of animals and
    hypothesize their evolutionary relationship to other organisms using characteristics table.

    Vocabulary
    Cladogram- A diagram that depicts the relationships between different groups of organisms.
    Nodes- Are the branching points in the tree (Cladogram) which represent a common ancestor (or
    speciation event).
    Taxa- Is a group of one or more species populations which form a unit. (Ex. Primates, Mammals,
    Vertebrates)

    Material List
    Instructional Lesson Slides (PowerPoint)
    Handout for Cladogram Construction (Organism images, Characteristics table)

    Anticipatory Opening
    Everyone will stand up. Find who among your classmates will be your closest relative. What criteria
    were used to find your “cousin”.

    Development of the Lesson


    Time What the Teacher Does What the Student Does

    Beginning of Lesson

    2 min Ask a student to read the Do Now and instruct Students will answer the Do Now by
    the class to answer the question while teacher providing evidence.
    collects HW and takes attendance.

    2 min Perform the Anticipatory Opening and allow Complete the Anticipatory Opening
    a student to read the Aim. and read the Aim.

    5 min Inform students that they will be watching a Watch the short video and make note
    short video that highlights forms of evidence of the evidence scientist use to look at
    scientist use to support evolution and make the evolutionary relationship between
    note of these (Comparative Anatomy, organism
    Embryology & Development, and Fossil
    Records)

    Middle of the Lesson

    15 min Begin lesson on cladograms. Start by defining Listen to the lesson while jotting down
    what a cladogram is, then model the notes. Participate in discussion during
    construction of the tree while asking students lecture and ask questions.
    their opinions and observation on animal
    morphology. Finish by highlighting specific
    aspects of the cladogram tree (ingroups,
    outgroup, derived trait, primitive traits,
    nodes). Define Nodes and Taxa.

    13 min Allow Students to work in pairs. Distribute Turn to their partners and work on the
    the “Cladogram Construction” Worksheet. “Cladogram construction” handout. If
    Explain the Activity. Supervise students, necessary, ask the teacher questions
    answer any question, and provide support and discuss activity with partner.
    during activity.
    End of Lesson.

    8 min Remind students to copy down their Copy the Homework, answer the Aim
    homework and begin summative assessment using new Vocabulary and participate
    by first answering the Aim (5 questions in the summative assessment activity.
    regarding Cladograms and the activity).
    Choose students using a game of chance
    (rolling a 20-sided die, each student will
    pertain to a number).

    Differentiated Instruction
    For students that require support on this activity, there would be handout copies which help
    students think about what morphological characteristics are important to look at. A pre-prepared
    Characteristics Table and the cladogram tree will be drawn (Students will fill in spaces or animal names
    and characteristics pertaining to that lineage). Furthermore, providing instruction through multiple
    media (Auditory, visuals, videos), modeling, and collaboration with their peers can further support
    students who struggle with the activity.

    Homework
    How are cladograms similar/different to family trees?

    Summative Assessment
    Game of Chance: Roll the dice.
    Each student will have a number 1-20, using a 20-sided die (D-20), the dice will decide what student
    will answer the question.

    1. What is a Cladogram and why do Biologist Use them?


    2. What was the ingroup and outgroup from the activity?
    3. What is another word for “common ancestor”?
    4. Give 4 examples of a taxa.
    5. What is Evolution?
    6. How does a Cladogram support Evolution?

    Notes for Revision

    Worksheet- Cladogram Construction


    Do Now
    Are Bears, Wolves, and Dogs related? Explain your reasoning.
    ____________________________________________________________________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________
    Video- What is the Evidence for Evolution?

    What are the two claims of Biological Evolution?


    ____________________________________________________________________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________
    What is the Evidence of Evolution? Give an example.
    ____________________________________________________________________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________
    Why do embryos have similar stages of development?
    ____________________________________________________________________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________

    Cladogram Notes:

    Taxa

    Cladogram Activity
    Instructions: List animals on the first Column, under Animal.
    List the traits you will be comparing along the first row, next to Animal.
    Write X for present traits, and 0 for traits that are not present in the organism.
    Characteristic Chart
    Animal

    Cladogram

    How do Biologist use Cladograms, and why are they important?

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