Description
Your students will love learning about anatomical and embryological similarities and differences these engaging activities. This comprehensive packet on the homologous and analogous structures is specially designed to align with the NGSS Middle School MS-LS4-2 and NGSS MS-LS4-3 standards.
Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy.
Easy to follow and fun to use and teach with. You don’t have to add anything.
A 30 slide visually engaging powerpoint covers the following topics:
Topics Covered
- Homologous Structures
- Vestigial Structures
- Useless Body Parts
- Analogous Features
- Fossils and Modern Animals
- Embryological Similarities
- Summary
This lesson includes worksheets on homologous and analogous structures and embryological similarities.
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