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- 6th - 12th
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Students consider ways animals help human beings with certain chores, then research more specific tasks dogs are trained to do. They create a help wanted ad enumerating the traits a dog should have before applying for a particular position. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the life of Charles Darwin and his voyage on the Beagle. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students develop an understanding of animal behaviors through reading a case study about detector beagles. They explore the interaction of innate abilities and learned behaviors. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students examine the positive and negative aspects of evolution. They journal and listen to lectures to explore Darwin's theory of Evolution. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students read parts of Charles Darwin's journal about the Galapagos Islands and study images that accompany those passages in an Internet based activity. They investigate the effect these islands had on Darwin's Theory of Evolution. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine how Darwin used the processes of science to support his theory. They distinguish between artificial and natural selection, recognize Darwin's contribution to science. They produce a newspaper describing the times in which Darwin introduced his theory of natural selection, reporting the public reaction to his theory. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students complete two activities to study Charles Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection. They read Darwin's journal from the voyage of the Beagle and look at the scientific ideas that influenced the development of his theory. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students view paintings to determine the identity of the United States in a specific time period. As a class, they listen to their teacher give the title of the painting and they write a prediction about what the painting might be. In groups, they state what they believe to be the story of the painting and who it was made for. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students become familiar with the main events of Darwin's voyage. They comprehend the importance of geographic distribution and geographic isolation on the formation of a new species. Students analyze how living things can change over a period of time and how these changes can increase the chances of their survival. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students develop understanding of animal behaviors and interaction of innate abilities and learned behaviors. Students examine Beagles as suitable working dogs, and discuss tasks they think dogs may be able to accomplish. Full Review »
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