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Beauty: Patterns in Nature

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Young scholars explore the patterns of nature. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students examine beauty in nature and participate in a hands-on simulation that demonstrates how human preferences for beauty have led to an increased frequency of particular traits expressed in the gene pool of a species.

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Grade
5th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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2 hrs
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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