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Are any Animals Truly Monogamous? Instructional VideoAre any Animals Truly Monogamous? Instructional Video
Publisher
MinuteEarth
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
2:57
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Duration
10 mins
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Year
2014
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Are any Animals Truly Monogamous?

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  • Spanish Version - ¿Hay Algún Animal Realmente Monógamo?
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Known for being one of the few monogamous animals, Diplozoon paradoxum live on fishgills. The video details animals that appear monogamous and the research on their mating habits. From open polygamy to cheating, various species strive for biodiversity over monogamy. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

animal behavior, animal adaptations

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Sort animals by their breeding behaviors
  • Connect new vocabulary to the root words, i.e. mono means one

Classroom Considerations

  • Consider the maturity of pupils before showing this video
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Includes closed captioning in nine languages to help comprehension for ELLs
  • Highlights new vocabulary throughout

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4

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