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ADMIT SLIP. What leads to evolution? Using your homework notes, describe two driving factors that could influence a species to evolve. Welcome to the Evolution Auction!. Written by Brandon Finegold Adapted by Bethany Gately Your auction host for today: Ms. Gately. Evolution Auction.

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ADMIT SLIP

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  1. ADMIT SLIP What leads to evolution? Using your homework notes, describe two driving factors that could influence a species to evolve.

  2. Welcome to the Evolution Auction! Written by Brandon Finegold Adapted by Bethany Gately Your auction host for today: Ms. Gately

  3. Evolution Auction • You will be improving an animal • You start as a blob in the ocean that floats around. • You have 4 arms that can grab food and help you float, but you cannot swim, just exist in the water. • You reproduce by releasing sperm and eggs into the water to combine with others from your species • You will be given “money” to spend on improving your animal  You as a blob.

  4. Instructions • Review the Auction Schedule • Decide with your group what you think the best items will be • You will be willing to spend more money on these items • At the end, the group with the animal who can survive AND reproduce the best will win

  5. 1. Body Size • Double the size of your animal Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  6. 2. Body Size • Triple the size of your animal Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  7. 3. Poison • If predators get a taste of you, they will get extremely sick Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  8. 4. Shell • You grow a turtle-like shell Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  9. 5. Land-Walker • You can get out of the water and walk on land Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  10. 6. Sight • You are given eyes and can see in black and white Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  11. 7. Reproduction Life • You are able to have babies at an earlier age Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  12. 8. Immunity • You will not feel the effects of most common diseases Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  13. 9. Swimming • You can swim around in the water Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  14. 10. Laser Eyes • Your sight can cut through whatever you look at (if you choose for it to) Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  15. 11. Land-Walker • You can get out of the water and walk on land Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  16. 12. Claws • Your hands grow sharp claws Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  17. 13. Super Speed • You can move around twice as fast • (Note: This will only help if you can move) Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  18. 14. Opposable Thumb • You grow a human-like thumb Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  19. 15. Super Eyes • You grow strong eyes that can see in color Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  20. 16.Teeth Grow • Your teeth get bigger and stronger Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  21. 17. Chameleon • If you stay in the same place for an hour, you can change to the color of your surroundings Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  22. 18. Sight • You are given eyes and can see in black and white Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  23. 19. Wings • You can fly! Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  24. 20. Life Extender • Double your lifespan, when you start being old you get young again Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  25. 21. Jaws • You grow extremely powerful jaws with crocodile teeth Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  26. 22. Gills • You can breathe in the water! Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  27. 23. Fire Breather • You can breathe fire Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  28. 24. Double the size of Your Brain • Your species of animals learns how to communicate with each other Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  29. 25. Make your own  • A trait of your choice!!!! Anything you want. Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!

  30. Reflection • Draw your animal • Write a paragraph describing which animal would be the best at surviving and reproducing and why

  31. Image Links • http://www.chestnuthomes.co.uk/corporate/opportunities.html • http://www.neatsolutions.com/Curriculum%20Resources/Educator.htm • http://www.financesouthwest.co.uk/growing.htm • www.fotosearch.com/ARP105/poison/ • http://www.franklin.ecsd.net/franklin1.htm • http://nl.waldecker-land.de/index.php?pageId=73

  32. Image Links (continued) • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger • http://science.howstuffworks.com/animal-camouflage.htm • http://bob-berryman.com/townsville-billabong-sanctuary.html • http://ayurveda.iloveindia.com/ayurveda-fundamentals/ayurveda-science-of-life.html • http://www.tulipfestival.ca/en/Newsletters/

  33. Image Links (continued) • http://www.biotechmedia.com/y2005-Immunity-cell.html • www.edinburghivf.org/icsi.html • http://www.prehistoricplanet.com/features/articles/brusatte/suchomimus/skelclaw.htm • http://tell.fll.purdue.edu/JapanProj//FLClipart/Adjectives.html • http://www.preschoolprintables.com/ • http://science.howstuffworks.com/brainport.htm • http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/image_galleries/humber_march06_gallery.shtml?13

  34. Image Links (continued) • http://a-blog-with-no-name.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_a-blog-with-no-name_archive.html • http://www.shutterfreaks.com/gallery/album155/eyes • http://www.hauntershangout.com/home/easyeyes.asp • www.co.hanover.va.us/anmlctrl/adoptpet.htm

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