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- 9th - 12th
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Students study why evolution is at the heart of a world health threat by investigating the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance in such menacing diseases as tuberculosis and influenza. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study evolution and genetic mutation through very current events by reading an article on avian flu. Full Review »
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- 11th - Higher Ed
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Students explore why evolution has always been a controversial topic. They use scientific process to determine patterns and to critically analyze alternative explanations for natural phenomena. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students are introduced to how the process of evolution works. As a class, they review the characteristics of natural selection and how those with advantageous traits reproduce and survive. To test this theory of natural selection, they test who can put nails into a block of wood without any modern day machinery. To end the lesson, they compare their results to see who was the fittest. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine Darwin's theory of evolution. They create journal entries and birthday cards describing the geologic ecosystems of specific time periods. Working in groups or independently, they conduct WebQuests for evidence of evolution. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate how natural selection influences evolution. They complete a hands-on lab simulation of natural selection, and replicate a real experiment and examine the interplay between selection factors in a population of guppies. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are shown why they should care about evolution. They become specialists in one sphere influenced by evolution and then share their findings with their group. Students are lead into a class discussion, so that each student can explore how evolution affects many realms of our world. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the controversy surrounding evolution --- the challenges to science, the battles over teaching evolution in the schools, and the reconciliation of religion and science. They also examine an interactive time line of evolutionary events and present one event to the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the legal side of the teaching of evolution. They study the Scopes Trial and reflect on what it means for a teacher to be denied the right to teach a key scientific concept. In addition, they design their own editorial cartoons to make a statement about evolution and education. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students identify and describe the mechanisms of natural selection. They study Cambrian Period animals and discuss adaptations for their specific environment.Students compare and contrast a modern sea animal with the Cambrian era animal to draw conclusions about how environmental pressures affect biological evolution. Full Review »
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