From Wolf to Dog. Learn more at Lesson Overview GRADE LEVEL: 5-8. TOPIC/SUBJECT MATTER: Life Science

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1 Frm Wlf t Dg Lessn Overview GRADE LEVEL: 5-8 TOPIC/SUBJECT MATTER: Life Science TIME ALLOTMENT: Tw 45-minute class perids OVERVIEW: During this vide-enhanced lessn, students will learn that all dgs came frm ne ancestr- the wlf. Students will watch and discuss vide segments frm the NATURE film "Dgs that Changed the Wrld," and explre different theries abut hw this transfrmatin happened. Students will learn abut different breeds f dgs and create a bk with pictures and infrmatin abut a variety f dg breeds. In the culminating activity, students will interview a dg wner and create a pster and/r a presentatin abut his/her dg. MEDIA RESOURCES Vide Clip 1: Frm Wlf t Dg Reflectins abut the transfrmatin frm wlf t dg Clip 2: The Speed f Change Explring the speed f evlutin Clip 3: Tday's Dg A quick lk at the dgs f tday Learn mre at

2 Websites American Kennel Club ( This Web site includes infrmatin abut the internatinally-recgnized breeds. Natinal Gegraphic Web sites Animal Sectin ( This Web site features many phts f animals including phts f dgs and wlves, which can be used in this lessn. Standards: Natinal Science Educatin Standards, Grades 5-8 ( LIFE SCIENCE: Cntent Standard C As a result f their activities in grades 5-8, all students shuld develp understanding f Regulatin and behavir An rganism's behavir evlves thrugh adaptatin t its envirnment. Hw a species mves, btains fd, reprduces, and respnds t danger are based in the species' evlutinary histry. Diversity and adaptatins f rganisms Millins f species f animals, plants, and micrrganisms are alive tday. Althugh different species might lk dissimilar, the unity amng rganisms becmes apparent frm an analysis f internal structures, the similarity f their chemical prcesses, and the evidence f cmmn ancestry. Bilgical evlutin accunts fr the diversity f species develped thrugh gradual prcesses ver many generatins. Species acquire many f their unique characteristics thrugh bilgical adaptatin, which invlves the selectin f naturally ccurring variatins in ppulatins. Bilgical adaptatins include changes in structures, behavirs, r physilgy that enhance survival and reprductive success in a particular envirnment. Learn mre at

3 MATERIALS Fr each student: "Dg Breed" Student Organizer "Dg Interview" Student Organizer Fr the class: Phtgraphs f a few very different lking dgs, such as a Chihuahua, a Saint Bernard and a Greyhund. (A gd surce fr these phts is the American Kennel Club Web site: Tw phtgraphs f a wlf (full-bdy and clse-up f head) OBJECTIVES Students will be able t: Explain that all dgs evlved frm wlves; Discuss theries abut hw the wlf evlved int the dg; Explain hw quickly the transfrmatin frm wlf t dg might have happened; Understand hw breeding animals fr specific traits can result in the altered lk and behavir f the descendents f thse animals; Describe different breeds f dgs; Discuss the behavirs, skills, appearance and persnality f ne particular dg and explain whether the dg "fits in" with the general descriptin f the breed. Prep fr Teachers Prir t teaching this lessn, yu will need t: Preview all f the vide segments and Web sites used in the lessn. Dwnlad the vide clips used in the lessn t yur classrm cmputer, r prepare t watch them using yur classrm's Internet cnnectin. Bkmark the Web sites used in the lessn n each cmputer in yur classrm. Using a scial bkmarking tl such as r (r an nline bkmarking utility such as will allw yu t rganize all the links in a central lcatin. Learn mre at

4 Print ut a cpy f the "Dg Breed" and "Dg Interview" Student Organizers fr each student. Print ut phtgraphs f a few (3-4) very different lking dgs, such as a Chihuahua, a Saint Bernard and a Greyhund. (A gd surce fr these phts is the American Kennel Club Web site: Print ut tw phts f a wlf - a full bdy sht and a clse-up f its head. (One gd place t lk fr wlf phts is the Animal Sectin f the Natinal Gegraphic Web site: Learn mre at

5 Dg Breed Student Organizer Name f grup: Brief descriptin f grup: Name f breed: Brief descriptin f the breed (physical traits, skills, persnality, hw it helps peple, etc.): Adaptatins that help this breed (specialized senses, bdy type, fur thickness, etc.): Other interesting facts abut the breed: Drawing r pht f the breed: Learn mre at

6 My Name: Date f Interview: Dg Interview Student Organizer Use this sheet t help yu interview the dg s wner. Feel free t make up mre questins. Dg s Name: Breed: [Nte: If the dg is a mixed breed, try t identify which breeds are the mst dminant.] Hw lng have yu had the dg? Why did yu chse this particular dg (breed)? Describe the dg s persnality: What are sme examples f yur dg s special skills r talents? (Listen fr stries abut the dg s superir sense f hearing, superir sense f smell, etc.) _ Is this the first dg yu have ever had? What gives the dg the mst pleasure? What frightens the dg? Learn mre at

7 Additinal Questins: Questin: Answer: Questin: Answer: Write additinal infrmatin n the back f this sheet. Learn mre at