ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How did life begin on Earth?
NGSSS: SC.912.L.15.8
BENCHMARKS:
-Describe the scientific explanations of the origin of life on Earth.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:
-summarize scientific explanations of the origin of life on Earth.
-identify situations or conditions contributing to the origin of life on Earth.
BELL RINGER: Quick write: Look at the picture (see below). Use at least five words in the picture to write a paragraph about how life began on Earth.Highlight the words in your paragraph that came from the wordle picture.
VOCABULARY: endosymbiotic theory
HOME LEARNING: work on your science fair paper/project.
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| This is the picture to use for your bell ringer. Use the words in the star to write a paragraph about how life began on Earth. |
Once the bell ringer was completed, students watched videos on the history of the earth and the history of life on earth. Both videos can be found below. Compare the information from the video with what you wrote about how life began on Earth.
This video explains how the Earth was created and its early history.
This video explains how how on Earth began.
Students then took notes from the powerpoint, which can be found below in movie form. Be sure to take notes on anything that is in red print.
We did not complete all notes, and will begin the next class discussion at how eukaryotic cells formed. Students received a handout picturing Miller-Urey's experiment. We will discuss the experiment next class period.
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| This illustration depicts the essence and outcome of the Miller-Urey experiment. |
