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FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Answer the following questions to determine the extent to which Canadian-born scientists have contributed to the advancement of research in the field of species evolution.
Create a “Who am I?” for one of the following paleontologists:
Elkanah Billings
Madeleine Alberta Fritz
John William Dawson
Joseph Frederick Whiteaves
William Arthur Parks
Alice Wilson
Charles Mortram Sternberg
Richard Cloutier
François Thérien
Elisabeth Ellen McIver
Jean-Bernard Caron
Jordan Mallon
Other Canadian involved in evolutionary research
Describe how your paleontologist’s discoveries have contributed to the field of paleontology in Canada.
Formulate ten complex questions that you would like to ask an expert about the evolution of the species you have chosen for the summative assessment task in this unit.
Explore the websites of various museums in Canada that specialize in evolution (e.g., Royal Ontario Museum, Canadian Museum of Nature, Royal Tyrrell Museum). Find experts you can contact. Here is a guide to finding contact information (Canadian Museum of Nature: Scientists; Royal Ontario Museum: ROM Staff)
If possible, contact one of them to ask your questions.
Here’s what a complex question is, for example:
Complex questions promote critical thinking.
There are many possible answers that are not just facts, opinion or preference.
These questions require you to evaluate options and determine which one is justifiable.
Be creative with task submission, you can use many different platforms and media to make the formative task presentation.