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Monarch/Viceroy Case
Author/Source: MUSE |
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| Overview: | Students work in groups to develop a Darwinian explanation for the bright coloration of monarch and viceroy butterflies and the similarity in color patterns seen between the two species. |
| Concepts: | This lesson covers the following concepts:- Traits that are advantageous often persist in a population.
- The process by which advantageous traits are maintained and disadvantageous traits are weeded out of a population is known as natural selection.
- Depending on environmental conditions, inherited characteristics may be advantageous, neutral, or detrimental.
- Populations evolve.
- The proportion of individuals with advantageous characteristics may increase due to their increased likelihood of surviving and reproducing.
- Scientific ideas are developed through reasoning.
- Science does not prove or conclude; science is always a work in progress.
- Science corrects itself.
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| Grade Level: | 9-12 |
| Time: | Four to five class periods. |
| Teacher Background: | Explore these links for additional information on the topics covered in this lesson: |
| Teaching Tips: | Recommended for advanced students. |
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