Evolution and Classification Bell Ringers and Warm Ups

This resource is a set of 61 Warm-Ups, Bell-Ringers, Exit Slips, and/or Interactive Notebook Pages for your Evolution and Classification units. These activities are perfect for the first few minutes of your class. Both printable and digital versions are included. The 61 student pages cover Darwin's Theory of Evolution, the evolution of populations (population genetics), origin and history of life on Earth, and classification / taxonomy.

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Both printable and digital versions are included. The student handouts can be printed or used in the paperless digital format in your Google Drive, Google Classroom, Microsoft OneDrive, or similar. This resource is perfect for traditional classroom settings, 1:1 schools, or for distance learning.

Included in this resource:

• 61 Printable and Editable warm-up or bell-ringer activities
• Digital paperless versions (not editable) for use in Google Drive, Google Classroom, and/or Microsoft OneDrive
• Complete answer keys
• Teacher Guide for Warm Ups
• Teacher Guide for Google Apps
• Editable Template pages for starting a warm-up interactive notebook (title page, table of contents)
• Editable Template for creating your own warm-ups.

Includes 61 student pages of biology / life science warm ups or bell ringers for your unit on Evolution and Classification. Student pages are subdivided into the following categories:

• Theories of Evolution (11 pages)
• The Evolution of Populations (17 pages)
• The History of Life on Earth (20 pages)
• Classification of Organisms (13 pages)

How can these be used?

• Warm Ups or Bell Ringers
• Exit Slips
• Additions to Interactive Notebooks
• Homework Assignments
• Tutoring and Review
• Short daily quizzes
• Completed notebook is perfect for semester exam review.

Try before you buy. Click here to download a free sample of my warm ups, bell ringers, and interactive notebook pages. The sample pack includes pages from many of my warm up units.

Classroom management is a very large part of what we do every day as science teachers, and the first few minutes of a class period can be somewhat chaotic. You can turn this chaotic time at the beginning of your class into an organized time of meaningful learning.

Please Note: These warm-ups are designed to take 5-7 minutes to complete. They are used for review and reinforcement of key concepts, but are not intended to be used as first-time instruction. Students will need prior instruction and/or textbook to complete these warm ups. This resource contains pages that can be used as warm ups, bell ringers, inserts for your interactive notebooks, homework assignments, or classwork.

This resource does not include teaching materials such as textbook readings, informational text readings, or a teaching PowerPoint.

The pages are printed landscape style. The pages look best if printed in color, but also look great if printed in black/white. Each activity is one-half page in size. Two identical warm-ups are printed per page in order to conserve paper. These half-page activities can be collected and quickly graded, or you might want to have your students keep a daily warm-up notebook. These warm-ups will make excellent additions to your interactive notebooks.

Theories of Evolution Titles (11 pages):

• Darwin’s Voyage
• Darwin’s Observations
• Changing Views About Life on Earth
• The History of Evolutionary Thought
• Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
• The Evidence for Evolution
• Archaeopteryx: A Transitional Fossil
• Embryological Evidence for Evolution
• A Summary of Darwin’s Theory
• Patterns of Evolution
• Thinking Critically About Evolution

The Evolution of Population Titles (17 pages):

• Variation in a Population
• Sources of Genetic Variation
• Variation in Single Gene Traits
• Variation in Polygenic Traits
• Calculating the Frequency of an Allele in a Population
• The Hardy-Weinberg Principle
• The Hardy-Weinberg Conditions
• The Hardy-Weinberg Equation
• Hardy-Weinberg Problems 1
• Hardy-Weinberg Problems 2
• Directional Selection
• Stabilizing Selection
• Disruptive Selection
• Genetic Drift
• Speciation
• Isolating Mechanisms
• Thinking Critically About the Evolution of Populations

The History of Life on Earth Titles (20 pages):

• Early Ideas About Life
• Redi’s Experiment
• Pasteur’s Experiment
• Radioactive Dating
• Calculating Half-Life
• Carbon-14 Dating
• Dating Very Old Rocks and Fossils
• Geologic Time Scale
• The Oparin Hypothesis
• The Miller and Urey Experiments
• The First “Cell-Like” Structures
• The Fossil Record
• The First Living Organisms
• Photosynthesis and Aerobic Respiration
• The First Eukaryotes
• The First Multicellular Organisms
• Colonization of Land
• Processes that Affect Life on Earth
• Timeline of Earth’s History
• Thinking Critically About Earth’s History

Classification Titles (13 pages):

• Early Attempts at Classification
• Carolus Linnaeus
• Binomial Nomenclature
• Classification Comparison
• Phylogenetic Trees
• Modern Classification
• Cladistics
• Cladograms
• Cladogram Construction
• The 3-Domain System of Classification
• Name That Kingdom!
• Dichotomous Key
• Thinking Critically About Classification

Click these links to view other available units:

Introduction to Science Warm Ups and Bell Ringers

Cell Structure, Function, and Physiology Warm Ups and Bell Ringers

Ecology Warm Ups and Bell Ringers

Genetics Warm Ups and Bell Ringers

DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis Warm Ups and Bell Ringers

Interactive Notebooks and Warm Ups Big Bundled Set Part 1

Viruses and Bacteria Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

Fungi Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

Protista Kingdom Interactive Notebook Pages

The Human Body: An Introduction Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

The Human Body: Skeletal, Muscular and Integumentary Systems

The Human Body: Circulatory System Interactive Notebook Pages and Warm Ups

The Human Body: Respiratory System Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

The Human Body: Digestive System Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

The Human Body: Excretory System Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

The Human Body: Immune System Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

The Human Body: Nervous System Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

The Human Body: Endocrine System Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

The Human Body: Reproductive System Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

The Human Body and Drugs Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

The Human Body BIG BUNDLED set of Interactive Notebook Pages and Warm Ups

Plant Evolution and Classification Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

Plant Structure and Function Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

Plant Reproduction and Response Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

No Prep Interactive Notebook Pages and Warm Ups Big Bundle 2

Introduction to the Animal Kingdom Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

Porifera, Cnidaria and Ctenophora Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

Platyhelminthes and Nematoda Warm Ups and/or Interactive Notebook Pages

Mollusca and Annelida Warm Ups and/or Interactive Notebook Pages

Phylum Arthropoda Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

Phylum Echinodermata and the Invertebrate Chordates

The Fish: Agnatha, Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes

The Amphibians: Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

The Reptiles Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

Class Aves - The Birds Warm Ups and Interactive Notebook Pages

The Mammals ~ Warm Ups, Bell Ringers, Interactive Notebook Pages

Animal Behavior Interactive Notebook Pages and Warm Ups

No Prep Interactive Notebook Pages and Warm Ups Big Bundle 3

In this time saving classroom management strategy, all you have to do is print the pages, cut them in half and put your students to work.

Related Products Include:

Population Genetics and Speciation PowerPoint and Notes

Hardy-Weinberg Practice Problems

Darwin's Diary: The Tale of Evolution

Darwin's Theory of Evolution PowerPoint and Notes

Theory of Evolution Task Cards

Lab: The Hardy Weinberg Equation

Hardy Weinberg Lab Simulation

Activity: Let's Build a Cladogram!

Task Cards: Earth's History and the Origin of Life

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