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Camouflage and Protective Coloration: A Model of Natural Selection Lesson PlanCamouflage and Protective Coloration: A Model of Natural Selection Lesson Plan
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Camouflage and Protective Coloration: A Model of Natural Selection

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Students investigate natural selection and differential survival among divergent phenotypes of a population. Using everyday items , they model adaptations of camouflage and protective coloration in two very different environments.They work in groups of two students.

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9th - 12th
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Science
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