This unit was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 2nd Grade Science in Evolution & Genetics.

This resource accompanies our Rethink 2nd Grade Science Unit #5. It includes ideas for use, ways to support exceptional children, ways to extend learning, digital resources and tools, tips for supporting English Language Learners and students with visual and hearing impairments. There are also ideas for offline learning.

In this lesson, students will engage in an evolution card game to investigate how selective pressures can affect an organism's evolution.

In this lesson, students are engaged in discussions and complete an activity page about learned vs instinctive behaviors. Extensive suggestions for extending this lesson to special needs students, content integration, assessments, character education and family are included.