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WHAT, IF ANYTHING, IS A ZEBRA? Lesson PlanWHAT, IF ANYTHING, IS A ZEBRA? Lesson Plan
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WHAT, IF ANYTHING, IS A ZEBRA?

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Students read the essay, "What, If Anything, Is a Zebra?" following a teacher made reading guide. They investigate cladistics, shared derived characteristics, with further online research to enhance their study of evolution and classificatio

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scientific classification, taxonomy, evolution, the theory of evolution

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11th - 12th
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Science
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