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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the fossil record, beginning the fossil formation process and delving into evolution. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students explore just a few of the many cases in which evolutionary theory helps us explain and treat disease. Bacterial infections, HIV, and Huntington's disease are highlighted. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students learn a number of evolutionary concepts by following the long history of the arthropods and have opportunities to think about arthropod evolution in terms of both opportunities and constraints. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the pattern of natural variation in a society. They examine Darwin's theory of evolution and analyze data. They use computer programs to graphically display the variation in organisms. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students simulate the process of evolution. Using index cards, they copy a drawing. Each subsequent drawing is sent around the room. The results are compared to the original drawing. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students explore human evolution. They visit the American Museum of Natural History's Human Biology and Evolution Exhibit. They complete a packet of questions as they tour the exhibit. They review the packet following their visit. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students pretend they are a scientist like John Endler in this Web activity. They visit his pools, from hypotheses, and test them out. In the process, the explore about natural selection and sexual selection. They are able to explain the interplay between selection factors in a population of guppies. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students compare their performance of a series of tasks using their thumb and fingers to their performance of the same tasks without the use of their thumb. They discuss the role of fine and gross motor skills and speculate on the role of the opposable thumb in primate evolution. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students relate the process of natural selection to its outcome. They describe how the fossil record supports evolution. Students read the introduction on The Hunt lab. They see how mimicy and camoflage help organisms to survive through the process of natural selection. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students explore the concept of Evolution. They complete a lab to model natural selection and participate in a candle experiment. Full Review »
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