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Sexual Selection in the Animal Kingdom

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High schoolers research how sexual selection plays a role in driving evolution. They experiment how variation exists within not just obvious physical traits, but metabolically and behaviorally. They write a letter describing a problem, and a response explaining the reason for the problem.

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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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Video
Year
2005
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