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Mass Extinction- Who's Next? Summary: Students will become experts as paleontologists, geologists and evolutionary biologists to present a movie abstract or short story that predicts the outcome of speciation after a mass extinction. Grade Level: 9,10,11,12 Curricular Area: Biology Class Time Required: 4 days plus presentation time (Estimated)

Standards: 3.H.5 Biodiversity is the sum total of different kinds of organisms, and is affected by alterations of habitats. -how to analyze changes in an ecosystem resulting from changes in climate, human activity, introduction of non-native species, or changes in population size. 3.H.6 g. how to distinguish between the accommodation of an individual organism to its environment and the gradual adaptation of a lineage of organisms through genetic change. 3.H.7 New mutations are constantly being generated in a gene pool. d. variation within a species increases the likelihood that at least some members of a species will survive under changed environmental conditions. | top | Learning and Teaching Activities: Students will utilize their knowledge of evolution and past mass extinctions to predict the results of a catastrophic event. They will demonstrate their understanding through a movie abstract or short story and present this to the class. | top | Materials Needed: Internet access and PowerPoint presentation software (if chosen). | top | Downloads: Click to view the website. | top |