Guide 1A
Discovery
Explore, describe, and explain the natural world.
In this guide you will start the process of science discovery with Charles Darwin and an overview of Kingdom Animalia.
Video Overview
Watch this guide overview video; you can select the closed captioning “cc” option if you would like to see the text.
Discovery Contents
Complete all five of these sections before taking the quiz and making your media piece.
Discovery Objectives
Science Discovery
Describe the process of science, including the role of exploration, description, and explanation in developing science knowledge.
Darwin
Describe Darwin’s voyage and research that led to description and explanation of evolution.
Natural Selection
Provide the assumptions of the theory of natural selection, and examples of natural selection in action shaping species over time.
Tree of Life
Read a phylogenetic tree to determine the relatedness of different species.
Animal Characteristics
List the basic characteristics of animals, including the specific characteristics that distinguish worms from other animal species.
Discovery Product Page
If you would like the goal insight of looking ahead to the products you will be making after completing this guide’s five activity pages, start with the product page.
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Research Question: Where do I go?
