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Variation and Survival

Discover how differences among individuals help species survive and thrive within a population, all within your classroom! Students begin with a brief discussion on the role of variation in a population, then put their learning into action with a hands-on bird beak game and a unique encounter with a live animal ambassador. Using evidence from their experience, students will construct an explanation of how variation in characteristics is advantageous to a population and build arguments that animals have external structures to support their survival.

Program Location(s):

  • Your school

Grades:

3, 4

Price:

Please see school program brochure for updated pricing information.

Learning Standards Supported:

  • 3-LS3-2 - Heredity--Inheritance and Variation of Traits - inhereted/env. influnced characteristics

  • 3-LS4-2 - Biological Evolution--Unity and Diversity - individual variation relates to survival

  • 3-LS4-3 - Biological Evolution--Unity and Diversity - env. constraints on organisms survival

  • 3-LS4-5 (MA) - Biological Evolution--Unity and Diversity - pop. survival depends on reproduction

  • 4-LS1-1 - From Molecules to Organisms--Structures and Processes - animal/plant, internal/external structures

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