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- 9th - 12th
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Students view a series of films that explore evolving concepts of civil rights in America. They consider the civil rights of African-Americans, the aged and homosexuals. They discuss the films and complete worksheets. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students watch over time, as the fictional pollenpeepers evolve into divergent species after being blown to separate islands. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss the evolution of the eye and how a complex organ can evolve through natural selection. They research genetic variation, adaptation, and sexual selection. They analyze data to determine how beak length of Gal??pagos finches evolved. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine antibiotic overuse and the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students brainstorm and write arguments for Evolution and Intellegent Design. They research the history of each of these ideas. They also examine the controversy of teaching one or both ideas in schools. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students study new products of their time. They examine how some product evolve and others become instantly revolutionary. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students, in groups, research crocodiles. They watch a video and complete a worksheet in which they label the internal organs of a crocodile. Finally they draw a picture of what they think the crocodile will evolve to and look like 200 million years from now. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students use the Planets feature of their software to experiment and gain a insight into the way that creatures may evolve over a certain period of time. Students identify and analyze various questions as presented in the lesson on how genes are inherited. Students describe how new species may evolve from variants which are better adapted to their environment. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to four important fossil finds --- the First Family, the Hadar Skull, Lucy, and the Laetoli Footprints. They explore how scientists interpret fossils to try to better comprehend how humans evolved. This activity guides students through Riddle of the Bones by using it as a basis for a team project. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the notion of local evolution, or genetic selectivity among different continent-based human populations. They consider specific examples of local evolution, such as lactose tolerance, skin color, and cognitive capacity, and hypothesize on their cultural and historical implications. Full Review »
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