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Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree

By: Bob Kuhn
07.13.15
Science Topic
Evolution
Level
High School — GeneralHigh School — AP/IB
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Bob Kuhn describes how he uses BioInteractive resources to teach speciation to his students. He begins with the short film Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree to introduce students to how new species arise. He then uses a hands-on activity in which students order different species of anole lizards into a phylogenetic tree.

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Video Resource
The Origin of Species: Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree
Activity Resource
Using DNA to Explore Lizard Phylogeny

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