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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 investigate hominid evolution to learn the difference between a relative and an ancestor. They study the emergence of bipedalism and the related physical adaptations and cultural ramifications, and chart patterns of hominid migration. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students make a comparative timeline of events in world history and in the history of evolutionary theory. They determine where the theory of evolution falls in the history of scientific thought. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how scientists use fossil evidence to trace evolution of various species and methods used to date fossils. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students examine how all life is related and how species are classified. They also discover how traits are passed down from one person to the next. They examine the evolution the arthropod has going through. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the history of the theory of evolution and make a comparative timeline of events in world history and in the history of evolutionary theory. 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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- 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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