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Guess Who Came to Dinner!

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An exceptionally creative approach is taken to assessing your biologists' grasp of natural selection concepts. They are to imagine hosting Charles Darwin for dinner and having, to their surpise, a few other noted scientists crash the party. They plan a seating chart and explain what controversial banter occurs between guests. This assignment is fun, it stimulates creativity and critical thinking, and is highly recommended!

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fossil records, fossils, evolution, the theory of evolution, charles darwin, genetics, geology, natural selection, paleontology

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charles darwin, evolution, famous scientist, fossil record, genetics, geology, natural selection, origin of species, paleontology, gradualism, punctuated equilibrium, uniformitarianism, science
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9th - Higher Ed
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