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Evolution Clarification

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The extent to which "Fittest" can describe social success versus reproductive success is explored. Evolution may not always lead to a more desirable trait, just the one which best suits the current environment. The idea of intelligent design can be reconciled with evolution by acknowledging system design as a whole and the brilliance of adaptation. This video clearly avoids negating one argument for the sake of the other and highlights ways to incorporate both at a critical level of thinking.

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survival of the fittest, charles darwin, survival, evolution, the theory of evolution, adaptations, intelligent design, creationism

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adaptation, evolution, intelligent design, survival of the fittest, darwin natural selection, science
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Grade
10th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
9:01
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Flipped Classroom
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