Where do deer get those impressive antlers? They're home grown! Explore the differences between antlers and horns in a video for life science learners. Content includes a variety of antlered species, how the antlers are grown and shed, and the purpose the antlers serve.

Concepts

bones, deer, reindeer

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Bring examples of antlers and horns to class to allow pupils to observe their similarities and differences
• Add the video to a unit about bones

Classroom Considerations

• Make sure the class understands how bone cells grow before watching the video

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Time lapse images of deer shedding velvet from their antlers let viewers track the development of the bones as living tissue
• The narrator provides a great deal of detail about antlers, yet uses very age-appropriate terminology
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.9-10.2