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The Ultimate Predator

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students already know that the most effective predator on earth today. They pay close attention, because after the teacher have finished lecturing, their assignment is to design a new "Ultimate Predator." Students present their...
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The Opposable Thumb

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners participate in an activity which helps them realize the importance of the opposable thumb through trying to live without it. The goal of this activity is for students to understand the physical importance of the opposable thumb.
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Genetic Jewels: Building the DNA Model

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students construct segments of DNA to create a piece of jewelry.  In this genetics lesson students create a DNA sequence that they turn into something to wear. 
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What did T. rex taste like?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the three domains of life and explain that all living things share a common ancestor.  In this paleontology lesson students are introduced to the process of illustrating evolutionary relationships. 
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Battle of the Beaks

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore adaptive advantage, based on beak function, by simulating birds competing for various foods.
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Anthropology and Sociology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the combined subjects of anthropology and sociology and explain how the disciplines would study the same issue. On poster board, they locate or draw pictures related to the two subjects. Once this is completed, students...
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Comparative Embryology

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the embryonic development of human, chicken and fish embryos. They create a detailed outline of similarities and differences among the three embryos at various stages of development.
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Using A Winogradsky Column to Analyze Microbial Communities

For Teachers K - 12th
Students use easily obtained materials to study ecological succession in a microbiological community. This investigation is appropriate for a variety of age groups. Elementary Students be fascinated by the changes occurring over time...
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Understanding the Geologic Timescale

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners identify and analyze how the geologic time scale was developed by investigating 11 periods of time and the vast expanse of time of the Earth's existence. They study their period, determine the important factors indicative to...
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The Process of Speciation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students illustrate the results of natural selection by identifying conditions that could lead to the development of new species (speciation) based on a given description of environmental conditions and description of variation within a...
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The Short Answer

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the discovery of the Flores man. In this anthropology lesson plan, students discover details about the Flores man and the work of anthropologists. Students are challenged to create their own stories that explain Flores man.
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Create Your Own Animal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students design and create their own hypothetical animal. For this biology lesson, students identify the factors organisms need to survive. They classify their animals according to its correct phylum.
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Critical Analysis of Evolution

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders discuss anomalies in nature and science. They discuss times that anomalies led to the collection of data that explained the phenomena and contributed to changing scientific understandings. Students work in groups to...
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Studying Species by Examining the Evolution of the Canidae Family

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils examine the definition of species. Students complete a phylogentic tree of the Canidae family. They write an essay justifying why or why not wolves and dogs should be classified as different species.
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How the Light Bulb Gets Switched On - The Evolution of Ideas

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss how people are influenced by their cultures and backgrounds, make artwork that documents creative process, write character sketch of Colonel Massey from different points of view, examine issue from different perspectives...
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Fossils And Migration Patterns in Early Hominids

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students plot the general distribution of major fossil hominid taxa on a small black and white world map using data provided. They infer a continent of origin and likely path of migration using a worksheet guide and small group discussion.
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Steppin' Out: Using Inquiry to Challente Alexander's Stride Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students distinguish between walking, jogging and running trackways in humans. They analyze the phylogenetic progression of the leg position as described by pace width and angulation, comparing amphibians, reptiles and mammals. Research...
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A Tree of Life Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students solve a mystery of the identification of a unknown organism by comparing its morphological characteristics to those in a tree of life classification poster. They compare the observable characteristics of the specimen and...
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What about Continental Drift?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research the Continental Drift by researching for evidence of continental movement. The teaching explains the theory of plate tectonics and the Earth's magnetic field. They conclude the lesson by watching the video of "In...
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How Do Species Change?

For Students 7th - 8th
In this species changing worksheet, students will brainstorm problems that species face in their habitats. Then students will write in the solution for each problem they wrote down in this graphic organizer worksheet.
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What Do Fossils Reveal?

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this fossils worksheet, students will write down 4 facts that they know about fossils and then come up with 1 conclusion about fossils based on their facts. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
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The Earliest Primates

For Students 7th - 12th
In this early primate worksheet, students will read information about the fossil evidence of the earliest primates. Students will complete 3 short answer questions based on their reading.
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Do-It-Yourself Fossils

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this fossils activity, students create their own casts, molds, imprints, and embedded fossils. Then students complete a fossil comparison chart. This activity has 12 fill in the blank questions.
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Sponges, Cnidarians, Flatworms, and Roundworms

For Students 9th - 12th
In this simple animals worksheet, high schoolers compare and contrast the body plans of sponges, cnidarians, flatworms, and roundworms. This worksheet has 4 short answer questions.

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