Daily / Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher : Marwa Al-Kurdy Subject: Science Grade: Eight
Unit: Genetics and Evolution Lesson: Natural Selection Date: 24/10/2024
NUMBER OF LEARNERS [ 10 ] ABILITY LEVEL High ability [ 5 ] Mixed ability [ 4 ] Low ability [ 1 ]
OBJECTIVES STAGES OF THE LESSON
Practical Learning/
Students will be able to: Digital Learning Methods & Strategies Materials Required/ Resources
Experiments
● Understand the
Watching a video about Explain Darwin’s journey to the Showing pictures for some Smart board
Evolution and Natural Galápagos Islands and the environmental variation and
concept of natural natural selection examples.
selection. Selection. observations he made about Whiteboard
finches, leading to his theory of
● Explain how Darwin’s natural selection. Pictures/diagrams
observations led to the
theory of evolution.
Introduce the mechanism of Videos
● Identify examples of natural selection: variation,
natural selection in Worksheet for
struggle for survival, survival of
real-world scenarios. practice/assessment.
the fittest, and inheritance.
Use visuals and examples to
illustrate how species change
over time based on their
environment.
Introduction & Prior Knowledge : ( 10 minutes)
Warm up (Starter Activity) New Terminology (Keywords)
Discuss common animals that students know, and ask them to Evolution, natural selection, adaptation, variation, survival of
think about how animals might change if their environment the fittest, Charles Darwin
were to change (what would happen if a forest became a
desert).
Active Learning: ( 20 minutes)
Differentiation
Direct Instruction: Introducing Charles Darwin and his journey High Ability Learners: Encourage these students to
to the Galápagos Islands. explore how modern environmental changes, such as
climate change, could influence natural selection today.
Using visuals to show finches with different beak shapes to
explain how observations led Darwin to propose the theory of
Mixed Ability Learners: Ensure understanding by providing
natural selection.
additional examples and visual aids.
Class Discussion: How animals might adapt to their
environment?
Low Ability Learners: Use simpler language and concrete
examples to reinforce key ideas.
Think-Pair-Share: "What might happen to an animal species if
their environment changes drastically?"
Modeling: Showing a step-by-step model of how natural
selection works using examples (giraffes evolving longer
necks for better access to food).
Homework Evaluation: ( 15 minutes)
Practice/ Assessment Assessment Differentiation Plenary
Write an essay on how an
animal might adapt if its Use the "Peppered Moth Case Study" to Adjust the complexity of examples and Recap the key ideas: natural
environment changed, test students’ understanding of how questioning based on student ability selection, Darwin’s theory, and
applying the principles of environmental changes affect levels. examples from the activity.
natural selection. populations.
Ask students to reflect on how the
concept of natural selection applies
to the future of human and animal
populations.
Comments/ Notes/Recommendations:
THE THREE Rs
1) REASONING
Why do some animals survive better than others in certain environments?
2) REAL LIFE CONNECTIONS
How could modern-day environmental changes impact species today?
3) REFLECTIONS
What traits might humans have to develop if the Earth’s environment changes significantly?
