Tag: speciation
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Speciation on Daphne Major – Big Birds Get No Love
The beaks of finches on the island changed in size after a catastrophic draught. Students analyze graphs and explore how natural selection affects populations.
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Speciation Modes – Reinforcement
Students distinguish between allopatric and sympatric speciation and then identify what types of isolating mechanisms are described in scenarios.
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Evolution Crossword
This simple worksheet is designed to help students with vocabulary and study for their test over the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection.
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Examining the Fossil Record
During a unit on evolution, students learn a little about geologic time and how we use the fossil record to establish lineages. In this project, students cut out pictures of fictional fossils and arrange them on a chart to show how one species become two species. The activity includes a description of phyletic and…