Population Adaptations & Changes - FREE Video Worksheet - Middle School Science

Why did peppered moths change from light to dark during the Industrial Revolution? How do bacteria become resistant to antibiotics in just years? Understanding how populations adapt over time reveals evolution happening right before our eyes!

Standards:

NGSS: 

• MS-LS4-4 & MS-LS4-6

TEKS: 

• 8.13.C, BIO.10.A, BIO.10.B, & BIO.10.C

⭐ What's Covered?:

✅ How natural selection causes populations to change over generations 
✅ Why adaptation happens to populations, not individuals 
✅ Real examples of populations adapting: peppered moths, antibiotic resistance, Darwin's finches 
✅ How to track trait frequency changes in populations using simple math 
✅ The role of variation, inheritance, and selection in adaptation 
✅ Why some populations adapt quickly while others don't 
✅ Evidence that evolution is happening right now

What will the students be doing?

● Students will be given either a printed or digital handout to record answers on.

● Either individually or as a class watch the video

● Then, they will use the video and their own knowledge to answer the questions.

● Use questions to spark discussions and apply information beyond the page!