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How Turtle Shells Evolved... Twice Instructional VideoHow Turtle Shells Evolved... Twice Instructional Video
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6th - 12th
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4:45
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How Turtle Shells Evolved... Twice

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How do turtle shells form? Scholars explore the evolution of turtle shells and learn about how they form from many different bones before relating the process to cell differentiation in an organism. Pupils also look at different turtle ancestors and how their shells have changed over time. At the end, they check their understanding with a short assessment.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

vertebrates, reptiles, turtles, evolution, adaptations, animal adaptations, animal anatomy, animals, cell differentiation, embryology, embryos, fossil records

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Use as an introduction to the skeletal system in an anatomy and physiology class
  • Hook students' interest to guide research ideas on animal evolution

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires some background biology knowledge for understanding

Pros

  • Interesting and engaging video
  • Provides additional teacher resources

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4

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