Red, purple, green, blue, and white are all colors of ... animal blood! Young scholars learn about the evolution of animal blood over time in a video lesson from a comprehensive Eons series. They learn that not only has the color changed, but the function of the fluid has as well.

Concepts

evolution, genetic variation, adaptations, survival of the fittest

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask individuals to record the function of blood over its evolution as they watch the video; hold a class discussion using that information
• Assign a reference link to each pupil to find five facts that relate to the lesson

Classroom Considerations

• Meant as an extension to a unit on the evolution of genetic traits

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Offers an option for closed captioning to use as vocabulary support
• Uses images and diagrams to support the content

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.7 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7