Instructional Video

Males vs. Females: Sexual Conflict

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The best strategy for a species requires successful breeding, yet males and females often have conflicting goals in the process. The video describes the techniques used by each sex to gain the upper hand in this biological race to procreate. It includes seals, mice, chickens, squirrels, ducks, and many other examples.

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CCSS: Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
  • Research sexual conflict and mating strategies across species
  • Discuss the reversal of roles for many aquatic species
Classroom Considerations
  • Requires maturity from the viewers when discussing the topic
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Provides subtitles in Arabic, English, Spanish, and Vietnamese for the benefit of ELLs
  • One real photograph, as opposed to cartoon graphics, emphasizes the ridiculousness of a specific adaptation
Cons
  • None
Common Core