Natural Selection
aligned to 5.ls4.2: Use Evidence To Construct An Explanation For How Variations In Characteristics Among Individuals Within The Same Species May Provide Advantages To Those Individuals In Their Survival And Reproduction.
Learning Objective
I can explain how differences between individuals in a group of animals or plants can help some survive and reproduce better than others.
Lesson Flow
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Survival of the Fittest
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Practice
7 questions • Short answer
Exit Ticket
“Imagine a group of deer. Some deer have thicker fur than others. Explain how having thicker fur might help some deer survive and reproduce better in a cold environment. Imagine a group of fish. Some fish are brighter in color than others. Explain how being brightly colored might help some fish survive and reproduce better in a coral reef environment. Imagine a group of trees. Some trees grow taller than others. Explain how growing taller might help some trees survive and reproduce better in a dense forest.”
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