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Students develop an understanding of natural selection, specifically, how it unfolds from generation to generation. Full Review »
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Students discuss and role-play the elements of natural selection. They use toothpicks to represent Stick-Worms and discover the mechanisms of change of traits in populations. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students use discussion questions, handout information and research topics to explore several issues related to natural selection and evolution. They examine Darwin's research on the finch and antibiotic resistance. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students solve the following problem concerning the evolution of seed color in pinto bean plants: "How does natural selection change the frequency of genes or traits over many generations?" They use the constructivist approach to studying as they work in teams to design and conduct an experiment that solves this natural selection "problem." Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students examine the problem concerning the evolution of seed color in pinto bean plants "How does natural selection change the frequency of genes or traits over many generations"? Students work in teams to design an experiment that solves the problem. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students define the concept of classification. In groups, they categorize a series of objects into categories they identify. As a class, they participate in a variety of activities to examine the concept of natural selection. To end the lesson, they create a classification system of their own. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students are introduced to the concept of natural selection. In groups, they define the term and partcipate in role playing activities in which they play the role of different animals. To end the lesson, they discuss the results of natural selection and how it relates to adaptation and genetic drift. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in a discussion about the three types of natural selection. In groups, they identify examples of adaptations from photographs. To end the lesson, they analyze results of natural selection in adaptation, behaviors and diversity. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students analyze and discuss the evolutionary history of dinosaurs after viewing a short clip from the movie "Jurassic Park." They simulate natural selection in two activities. Students monitor three diffferent organisms in the environment and analyze the selection pressures that affect the survival chances of these organisms. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students examine and identify examples of species that developed as a result of immigration, genetic drift, and adaptive radiation. They conduct Internet research and define key vocabulary terms, and use their species example on their Natural Selection Foldable. Full Review »

