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11.27.17

Is it dangerous to be a showoff?

The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 3 PowerPoint of images and graphs Grading Rubric Natural selection happens when differences in traits within a population give some individuals a better chance of surviving and reproducing than

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6.9.17

To bee or not to bee aggressive

The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 3 Grading Rubric Digital Data Nugget on DataClassroom Honey bees are highly social creatures that live in large colonies of about 40,000 individuals and one queen. Every member of

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10.5.16

Raising Nemo: Parental care in the clown anemonefish

The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 3 PowerPoint of Images Scientist Profile on Project Biodiversify Grading Rubric When animals are born, some offspring are able to survive on their own, while others rely on parental

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1.7.14

Dangerously bold

The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 1 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 1 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 1 Grading Rubric Digital Data Nugget on DataClassroom Just as each person has her or his own personality, animals of the same species can behave very differently from one another!

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