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Evo in the news: Tough conservation choices? Ask evolutionAuthor/Source: UC Museum of Paleontology |
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Overview: | The earth is facing a biodiversity crisis. Nearly 50% of animal and plant species could disappear within our lifetime. To stem this rapid loss of biodiversity, we'll need to act quickly -- but where should we begin? This news brief, from December 2008, explains how evolutionary history can help us set conservation priorities. |
Concepts: | This lesson covers the following concepts:
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Grade Level: | 9-12 |
Time: | 20 minutes |
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Teaching Tips: | This article includes a video podcast, a set of discussion and extension questions for use in class, and hints about related lessons that might be used in conjunction with this one. |