These tasks are homework assignments for a biology unit on evolution. The tasks are categorized as mild, medium, or hot based on their level of difficulty. Students must choose two mild tasks, two medium tasks, and one hot task to complete. The tasks involve activities like creating word clouds, quizzes, mind maps and timelines to illustrate evolutionary concepts, as well as writing blog posts, stories and news articles about topics related to natural selection and evidence for evolution.

1. ●These tasks are your homework for the unit.
●They are grouped according to how hot they
are: the hotter the task, the deeper your
knowledge of the topic.
●Choose TWO MILD tasks, TWO MEDIUM tasks,
and ONE HOT task.
●Unless otherwise noted, share each task with
me via the Google Classroom platform.
Heat Index Task Descriptions
MILD TASKS
What causes organisms
to change over time?
● Create a word cloud​ which outlines key vocabulary and definitions from the
Quizlet set(s) linked at ​www.MrKremerScience.com​.
● Write a 5-question Criterion A quiz​ (and the mark scheme!) using level 3-4
command prompts.
● Create a vocabulary matchup game​ of essential vocabulary and concepts in
evolution.
● Complete the ​Evolution of Corn​ reading and response.
● Tweet 5 things you’ve learned​ to @bradleymkremer with the hashtags
#MYPscience #biology #evolution
● Complete the ​Endless Forms most Beautiful​ activity.
● Use Google slides to produce a PDF revision sheet​ covering the facts in 2 science
videos from the digital resource list.
● Complete the ​Evolution of Dogs​ reading and response.
● Write 2-sentence outlines of each vocabulary word in the ​Using Precise
Vocabulary​ exercise.
MEDIUM TASKS
How does natural
selection drive changes
in organisms over time?
● Use Google slides to produce a PDF revision sheet​ summarizing current news
about evolution. Check @bradleymkremer #MYPscience #biology #evolution for
news articles. (Also #ibbio)
● Write and publish a daily blog​ for one week (that’s 5 posts) on using waves to
power the planet. Use Tumblr, Weebly, or similar.
● Produce a 3-level mind map​ showing the related concepts within this topic.
● Illustrate and animate a timeline​ showing the major milestones in the evolution
of land-based animals. Use ​WhenInTime​, ​Hstry​, or ​TimeGlider​.
● Investigate Extinction​ of one organism through the linked questionnaire.
● Use the ​Evolution Creative Writing Prompts​ to produce a short science-fiction
story.
HOT TASKS
Is there sufficient
evidence of evolution by
natural selection? Justify
your response with
evidence and/or
scientific reasoning.
● Produce a comic strip​ on your selected topic.
● Create 4 exam questions​ with a mark scheme (2 each @ level 7-8, and 5-6, using
the MYP command prompts)
● Create and publish a 4-minute podcast​ on your research question.
● Write and share an editorial news article​ on the assigned topic.
● Re-write popular song lyrics​ to summarize the topic. Either perform your song
live for our class or film yourself and post to YouTube.
● Be the anchorperson for a news show​ on the evidence supporting evolution by
natural selection. Publish your show to YouTube.
● Plan and present an 8-minute lesson​ on two lines of evidence for evolution and
how they are linked to one another. You may do this as a video or live.
● Collect and analyze data about ​Rock Pocket Mouse genotypes​ or ​Rock Pocket
Mouse phenotypes​.
● Analyze a ​National Geographic article​.
● Create an ​Evolution flip book or stop-motion animation​.
● Write and present an analysis of a ​BBC natural history documentary​.
● Defeat ​WOLFQUEST​ and present a brief report on your struggle for survival in
terms of evolution and natural selection.