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Unit 6: Evolution, Classification, Ecology, and the Environment
Topic
Skill
EBA Activity
Claims
Procedure
Timing/ Pacing
Notes
Follow Up Activity
Text
Primitive Earth
Using Text as Evidence to Support an Argument
Using Evidence Four Corners: See Page ____
You may use the following claims for this activity.
It would have been harder for life to evolve today than on
Primitive Earth
 There are very few places on Earth today that are like
Primitive Earth.
[3 minutes] DO NOW: What are vestigial structures? Give an
example of one.
[2 minutes] Discussion of do now.
[30 minutes] Lesson: Students will learn about evolution and
the origin of life.
[15 minutes] Using Evidence Four Corners. As a follow up,
have students write an exit slip about what they have learned
from the activity.
[5 minutes] Closing/ Summary and discussion of homework.
 Before this activity has taken place, students would have
learned about evidence of evolution
 It would take about 15 minutes.
 This activity would take place at the end of the period
and be a review of what was covered today. After this
lesson, students will learn about evolution by natural
selection and modern evolutionary theory.
This is a standard Using Evidence Four Corners Activity.
This activity could be followed by a Mini-Paragraph Writing
Activity to include a writing component.
Standard Biology Text
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Name:_____________________________________ Class: __________ Date:______________
Four Corners
Text (with page or line)
Claim
Analysis
There are very few places on
Earth today that are like
Primitive Earth.
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
It would have been harder for
life to evolve today than on
Primitive Earth
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Speech Structure
“I _________________ with the claim
______________________________________________________________________.
My warrant for this stance is from ________________________________, which states
______________________________________________________________________.
This supports my stance because
_____________________________________________________________________.”
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