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The Great Snake Debate Instructional VideoThe Great Snake Debate Instructional Video
Publisher
PBS
Resource Details
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
7:21
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Technology
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Year
2018
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The Great Snake Debate

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Snakes are just lizards without legs, right? Scholars study the sensational evolutionary history of the snake with a video from a well-written biology playlist. Topics include snake fossils, theories on snake evolution, and characteristics that separate snakes from lizards.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

snakes, lizards, evolution, legs, marine ecosystems, terrestrial organisms, genetic traits, genetics, fossil records, fossils, animal adaptations, bones, cartilage

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Include the video in an evolution unit or animal characteristics lesson
  • Have the class conduct further research and create arguments for either possible snake ancestral tree

Classroom Considerations

  • Give younger students some context for the video's discussion of molecular genetics with an informative video
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Great scripting shows the connection between each hypothesis and the lizard species from which snakes may have evolved 
  • Animated maps help to illustrate where scientists found snake fossils and what the continents looked like in that time period

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.9-10.2

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