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Dinosaur Evolution Project

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High School Project:
Students pretend to evolve a dinosaur using Darwin's principles of evolution and watch how the dinosaur adapts to an environmental change. This is a very comprehensive project including natural selection, adaptations, chromosome and point mutations, gene pools, isolation, Mendel genetics, protein synthesis, fossils, ecology, competition,and speciation. More...

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High School

Evolution of Populations Quiz

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High School Tests:
This quiz assesses students knowledge of how populations evolve, gene pools, types of isolation, speciation, species diversity, genetic drift, and macroevolution. More...

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High School

Speciation and Genetic Drift

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High School Worksheet:
Students match genetic drift, speciation and extinction vocabulary terms with their definitions. More...

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High School

Genetic Drift Activity

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High School Activity:
Students role dice and chart how a pretend worm population reproduces through many generations. This activity is easy to perform and lets students visually see how an allele frequency appears to occur randomly. 5 colored pencils and dice are required for each group of students. More...

Published by The University of Arizona
High School

Point Mutations WS - AP

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High School Worksheet:
Students will learn about frameshift mutations and base substitution mutations. Protein synthesis topics include transcription, translation, polypeptide chain, and amino acid sequence. Mutation topics include point mutations, frameshift, reading frame, insertion, deletion, base substitution, transversion, transition, silent and nonsense mutations. More...

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High School

Issues in Genomics

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High School Research:
Articles in human genomics including: applications of genomic mapping, ethics in genomics, genetic information and privacy, genetic manipulation, understanding genomes, and more. Great for students to research a topic and present it to the class. More...

Published by Action Bio Science
High School

Evolution Study Guide

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High School Worksheet:
Students will be able to explain the modern theory of evolution, including: natural selection, the evolution of populations, fossils, Darwin's finches, gene pools, evidence and more important concepts. Hand out this worksheet before introducing evolution. Students are to fill in this worksheet while you teach. Students then use this worksheet as a central place to study from to prepare for a test or quiz. More...

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High School

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