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\n\"Predicting\n\n
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\nPredicting Future Humans - From A to B\n

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\nWhat adaptations would equip humans for the future? The fourth video in a series on Evolution and Speciation challenges viewers to think about the future adaptations of humans. They consider the impact of screen time, common injuries,...\n
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\n\"Roots:\n\n
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\nRoots: The Ancestry of Modern People\n

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\nHigh schoolers investigate the models for the origin of modern humans and the conditions that facilitate speciation and evolution. The classification and nomenclature of hominid species is also examined.\n
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\n\"Island\n\n
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\nIsland Biogeography and Evolution\n

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\nStudents develop likely phylogenies for seven related populations of lizards living on the Canary Islands using real data. They organize charts, and record the data for geography, geology, morphology, and molecular genetics.\n
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\nHow Do New Species Form?\n

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\nYoung scholars read an article by Niles Eldridge about species and the environment and break into small groups to discuss it. They write essays noting strengths and weaknesses of punctuated equilibrium and gradualism, or other topics...\n
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\n\"LS2C\n\n
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\nLS2C - Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning and Resilience\n

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\nHow do ecosystems react to change over time? Show your class how natural and man-made factors affect the organisms in an area using the guidelines in a video about standard LS2C. Topics include biotic and abiotic factors, biodiversity,...\n
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\nGrandma's Learning to Text\n

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\nEvolution happens over generations, so how do we observe it? Scholars learn to look for patterns and create cladograms. Then they apply those lessons to the evolution of technology over many generations.\n
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\nWhat Is a Species?\n

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\nStudents are able to recognize that scientists use different definitions of species. They are able to assess the strengths and limitations of species definitions depending on their context. Students are able to use definitions of...\n
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\n\"Molecular\n\n
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\nMolecular Approaches to Evolution\n

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\nYoung scholars examine the molecular studies of organisms that have led to a new era in their understanding of speciation and evolutionary relationships. Students study the allelic frequency of genes controlling specific molecules and...\n
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\nEvolution in Action: Data Analysis\n

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\nAn environmental factor, such as a drought, sometimes speeds up the rate of natural selection. Scholars analyze data on the beaks of birds around the time of the drought. They compare those that survived to those that perished and find...\n
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\n2013 AP® Biology Free-Response Questions\n

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\nAP® free-response questions are often challenging for scholars. Give them practice writing free-response questions using former questions from the AP® Biology exam on topics such as genetic mutations, cellular respiration, evolution, and...\n
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\n\"Beaks\n\n
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\nBeaks as Tools: Selective Advantage in Changing Environments\n

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\nHow does nature select some adaptations over others? Scholars experiment picking up seeds with two different types of tools simulating beaks. After practicing, they experience a drought where one type of seed suddenly isn't available....\n
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\nWhat Is A Species?\n

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\nWhat's so special about species? Junior zoologists delve into the science behind the classification with a Fuse School Evolution video. The narrator shows the accepted classification system and explains what conditions two organisms must...\n
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\nHow Are Organisms Classified?\n

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\nUnderstanding classification takes a little imagination! Show your biology class why it is important to keep things organized using a simple video that is part of the Fuse School Evolution playlist. Topics covered include the creator of...\n
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\n\"Anolis\n\n
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\nAnolis Lizards of the Greater Antilles\n

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\nStudents \"take a trip\" to the Greater Antilles to observethe Anolis lizards. They study the body structures and habitat of different species, then plot this data on a map to look for patterns in their distribution. From the patterns they...\n
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\nLet's Get Specific\n

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\nStudents explore how different species thrive.  In this speciation activity students research and complete a lab activity.\n
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\nPeter Rabbit Meets Charles Darwin\n

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\nNinth graders explore evolution. They study a cartoon scenario of a rabbit population in which there is selection and a change of gene frequency. Students discuss frequencies, evolution, and speciation.\n
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\nNatural Selection in Action\n

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\nPupils demonstrate natural selection through a lab activity. In this biology lesson plan, students explain how natural selection leads to speciation. They complete their lab report and discuss results in class.\n
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\nHuman Evolution\n

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\nAs the great and hilarious Tim Minchin once said, \"Science is simply the word we use to describe a method of organizing our curiosity.\" Science is more than just a guess; it is based on questions, observations, and evidence. High...\n
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\nInvestigating Our Past: Where Did Humans Come From?\n

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\nInvestigate the theories of human evolution. In this research based lesson, learners research and discuss how geographic isolation, interbreeding, generalization, and specialization are factors in the history of humans. Groups work...\n
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\nEvolution: It's a Thing\n

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\nEvolution is a theory but thank goodness gravity is a law. What is the theory of evolution and what are the facts supporting this theory? Here's a short video that explains how fossils, homologous structures, biogeography, and direct...\n
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\nTaxonomy: Who is in My family?\n

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\nFind similarities in seemingly unlike organisms. The second instructional activity in a series of 12 builds the concept of a taxonomy and explores the use of a dichotomous key. Learners begin in part one by attempting to group a set of...\n
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\nEvolution Number Two\n

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\nAre you looking for evidence that your high schoolers are adapting to the concepts of natural selection and evolution? Assess their knowledge with a pretest and posttest. Naturally, you can select and adapt the worksheet to be the...\n
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\nExamining the Fossil Record\n

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\nStudents create an evolutionary tree based on fossil morphology and their ages. In this fossil record lesson plan, students are given 23 pictures of fossil. They study their morphology and arrange the fossils by age and structures on a...\n
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\nClipbirds\n

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\nStudents attempt to pick up various objects with a wide variety of beaks, including scissors, spoons, etc.\n
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