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Evolutionary Processes in Grade 9 Science

The document discusses a Grade 9 science unit on evolutionary processes. It covers the origin of Earth approximately 4.5 billion years ago and the origin of life on Earth around 3.5 billion years ago. Various theories have been proposed for both, including the nebular theory, big bang theory, and spontaneous generation theory for the origin of life. It then discusses the gradual evolution of early simple unicellular organisms to later complex multicellular organisms as evidence for the theory of biochemical evolution. Students will learn about these topics and do related activities to understand the importance of evolution for biodiversity.

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Evolutionary Processes in Grade 9 Science

The document discusses a Grade 9 science unit on evolutionary processes. It covers the origin of Earth approximately 4.5 billion years ago and the origin of life on Earth around 3.5 billion years ago. Various theories have been proposed for both, including the nebular theory, big bang theory, and spontaneous generation theory for the origin of life. It then discusses the gradual evolution of early simple unicellular organisms to later complex multicellular organisms as evidence for the theory of biochemical evolution. Students will learn about these topics and do related activities to understand the importance of evolution for biodiversity.

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Subject : Science

Grade : Grade 9
Term : 2nd Term
Unit : 9 - Evolutionary processes
Competency : Explores life and life processes in order to improve
productivity of biological systems.
Competency level : Explores the importance of the evolutionary process in bio-
diversity
Content : Through lesson you will be able to explore about the origin of
the Earth, origin of life on Earth and the evolutionary process.
Activity 1
Study the note given below well. It is about the ideas and opinions that have been put forward
regarding the origin of the Earth and origin life on the Earth. Answer the questions asked
regarding it.

Evolutionalry process
(Simple organisms to modern complex organisms)

Origin of Earth Origination of life on Earth


(4.5 billion years ago) (3.5 billion years ago)

Theory of special
creation

Nebular theory Big bang


theory Spontaneous
generation theory

Cosmozoic theory

Theory of biochemical
evolution
• According to the above note, put (✔) if the statements are correct and (X) if the
statements are incorrect.

1. The origin of life and the origin of the Earth occurred at the same time. ( )

2. The origin of the Earth took place billion years before the origin of life. ( )

3. The Big Bang theory explains the origin of life. ( )

4. Spontaneous generation theory is a theory on origin of life. ( )

5. Both origin of the Earth and origin of life on the Earth are important for the ( )
evolutionary process.

6. According to Big Bang theory, planets, including the Earth, were created ( )
by the gravitational pull of particles in the universe.

7. There’s a belief that life originated on the Earth due to a biochemical process. ( )

8. The gradual evolution from the earliest simple organisms to the present ( )
complex organisms is called evolution.

The sequence of life on earth according to the biochemical evolution is as follows.


Unicellular bacteria Unicellular algae Multicellular organisms

First multicellular organisms

Cnidaria Annelida Arthropoda

Sequence of origin of multicellular organisms


Fish Amphibians Reptiles Aves Mammalia

Translated by: Nayomi Wijesooriya


Activity 2
Let’s create a fossil
Required materials:
• A rubber glove or a balloon
• Newspapers
• Glue
Method:
1. Tear newspapers into smaller pieces.
2. Soak them in water.
3. Inflate a rubber glove or a balloon and tie it well.
4. Apply a layer of wet papers on it.
5. Apply glue over that layer and apply another layer of papers over it.
6. Accordingly, apply a few layers.
7. Keep the glove or the balloon to dry well.
8. When its dried well, remove the air inside.

Living fossils
The animals who retain the physical properties unchanged over millions of years are known
as living fossils.
Examples:

Dragonfly Coelacanth “ginihota”


Summary & evaluation

• Select the suitable words for the blanks in this paragraph from the
following words based on your activities.

The origin of the earth began about (a) ................ years ago. The origin of
the life on Earth dates begun about (b)………....... Various (.) ............
have been presented on the origin of life. As the first living thing on earth
(d) .................... were created. The development occurred up to modern
living organisms with the adaptations to the continuous change in
environment is known as (e)………………………(f) ……………….
provide important evidences regarding evolution. The study of fossils in
the rock layers provides an idea on (g)………………..(h) …………. of
Earth can be seen due the evolutionary process

(Biodiversity / 4.5 billion / beliefs / unicellular/ 3.5 billion /


fossils/evolution / evolution of living things)

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