Vocabulary Bingo

Today we completed reading the latest handout on human evolution and also played our first game of vocabulary bingo.

AIM: I will list three adaptations of humans that support Darwin's Theory of Evolution.

Standard: 7.1.1 Follow the great changes in Earth's history that allowed human life to start.

Do Now
1) What types of animals give milk to their babies?
2) What type of thumb “crosses” the palm of the hand?
3) When the remains of ancient animals to turn to stone they become…
4) Idea that means: “Survival of the strongest or fittest?”

Lesson Steps:
After we reviewed the answers for the Do Now we started our first game of vocabulary bingo. Each student placed nine of their vocabulary cards on their desk face up. I then would pick one vocabulary card out of a stack and read the definition out loud. If a student had that card they would turn it over. Once a student has turned over three that make a line they would have BINGO! We played several rounds which reinforced our understanding of our vocabulary words.

We then finished reviewing the cartoon handout that asks the question: "How did we become so human?" We also reviewed the new vocabulary that was connected to the reading.

We will continue to review this on Monday as we take a practice quiz on the evolution content.

Homework: Create 10 more evolution vocabulary cards with definitions and a drawing (only on one side).