It's not every day that you end up rooting for a mouse. A breathtaking video takes scholars to the American Southwest to learn about the rock pocket mouse. It describes how mice with black fur had an evolutionary advantage in the dark terrain and how natural selection works in their favor.

Concepts

natural selection, adaptations, mice, evolution, predator-prey relationships, mutation, genes

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Invite a biologist to give a presentation on evolution

Classroom Considerations

• Some prior background knowledge on natural selection is beneficial but not necessary
• Pupils should have familiarity with percents and compounding intervals

Pros

• Explanations are clear and easy to follow
• Provides review questions embedded directly into the video
  

Cons

• None