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Allen & Unwin Book Publishers

In the Skin of a Monster

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Kathryn Barker's In the Skin of A Monster explores how a school massacre impacts a community. Unfortunately, the events depicted are all too familiar to many. This teacher's guide for Barker's novel offers activities that enable readers...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Evolution of Animal Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the evolution of animal behavior and the nature-nurture debate.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Biology: Charles Darwin I: The Origin of Species

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on the early work of Charles Darwin. Discusses Darwin's key role in supporting and describing the theory of evolution as driven by natural selection. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Animals: Animal Adaptations

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of animal adaptations, that look at physical and behavioral adaptations.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Biology: Adaptation: The Case of Penguins

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on why species change over time through behavioral and physical adaptations. Discusses how environmental mechanisms influence adaptive evolution. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links...
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Other

Ms. Inselberger's Ap Bio Blog: Why Evolution Is True

For Students 9th - 10th
In Mr. Coyne's discussion of natural selection, he also illustrates the idea of "adaptive behavior". In full detail, he describes the Asian Giant hornet and all of its physical attributes with which it brutally devours the introduced...
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W. W. Norton

W. W. Norton & Company: How Humans Evolved

For Students 9th - 10th
This provides access to a webbook about How Humans Evolved. The following topics are covered: (1) How Evolution Works, (2) Primate Behavior and Ecology, (3) The History of Human Lineage, and (4) Evolution and Modern Humans. Each chapter...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Morality: Why Do People Do Bad Things?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question Morality: Why do people do bad things? Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...