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| Description | This teaching resource was developed by a K-12 science teacher in the American Physiological Society's 2006 Frontiers in Physiology Program. For more information on this program, please visit www.frontiersinphys.org. The purpose of this lesson is to teach students about natural selection and evolution by developing a model of an ocean organism’s feeding apparatus (beak) and see if the organism can survive/adapt if environmental conditions change. Students should have background knowledge about environmental changes that occur quickly (forest fires) and those that occur more slowly (succession). Upon completion of this activity, students will be able to investigate how an organism can adapt to a particular environment or it will become extinct. | |||
| Type of Resource | Laboratory or Hands-On Activity | |||
| Format | Portable Document Format - PDF | |||
| Author |
Melissa Parsons, Norwood Middle School
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| Development Date | August 1, 2006 | |||
| Grade/Age Level |
Middle School (Grades 6-8) |
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| National Science Educational Standards |
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry (K-12), Change, constancy, and measurement (K-12), Diversity and adaptations of organisms (5-8), Earth's history (5-8), Evidence, models, and explanation (K-12), Evolution and equilibrium (K-12), Form and function (K-12), Populations and ecosystems (5-8), Reproduction and heredity (5-8), Systems, order, and organization (K-12), Understandings about scientific inquiry (K-12) | |||
| Learning Time | 4-6 hours | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Type of Review | Reviewed By LifeSciTRC Board | |||
| Review Date | December 6, 2010 | |||
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This resource would also be excellent for an introductory biology class that has never been exposed to the concept of natural selection. It is a fun activity, but also has inquiry and student-led experimental design. I will be incorporating this into my intro Bio class this fall.
—Cathia Acton, The Burlington School