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Product Details
With this kit, students go hands on with the classic investigative phenomena of changes in the frequency of dark and light moths in 19th-century England's peppered moth population. Ideal for teaching natural selection, population genetics, and the Hardy-Weinberg principle.
To uncover an explanation of the phenomenon, students will:
Completing this activity will enhance your students understanding of population genetics and reinforce their ability to solve Hardy-Weinberg problems. Kit includes enough materials for 10 lab groups. Carolina Kits 3D®Labs that use phenomena to support NGSS and 3-dimensional instruction.
Time Requirement
Total, 195 minutes. Teacher prep and pre-lab, 65 minutes. Investigation, 100 minutes. Assessment, 30 minutes.
Digital Resources
Includes 1-year access to digital resources that support 3-dimensional instruction for NGSS. Digital resources may include a teacher’s manual and student guide, pre-lab activities and setup videos, phenomenon videos, simulations, and post-lab analysis and assessments.
Performance Expectation(s)
HS-LS4-3
HS-LS4-4
Crosscutting Concepts
Patterns
Disciplinary Core Ideas
LS4.B: Natural Selection
Science and Engineering Practices
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Learning Objectives
Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills
Students should understand basic Mendelian genetics. They should be familiar with the following terms: traits, genes, alleles, recessive, dominant, homozygous, heterozygous, genotype, and phenotype. They should also be able to solve polynomial equations and simultaneous algebraic equations.
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