I need a tactile lesson on natural selection/food chain? Any help is help!?
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Have enough picture/word cards of animals/plants in a food chain for each student to have one.  You need a big ball of yarn or string.  Put the students in a circle.  The lowest person on the food chain starts.  They hold the string and throw the ball to the next highest person on the chain (preferably, they are not sitting in order).  That person holds on to the string and tosses the ball to the next person.  \n\nAt the end, you've formed a web of interconnected species.  To simulate environmental changes, have a few students drop their part of the web.  It will fall and dissinigrate showing how a healthy ecosystem is dependant on all of its occupants.\n\nHope that helps.
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Try the tree of life, http://tolweb.org/tree/ It is well organized and illustrated. It covers all life kingdoms, not only animals.
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you might want to look into cultural anthropology, dont get thrown off by the physical side (study of bones and evolution). If you hang in there you'll find you will be using all three of your favorite subjects. best of luck to you
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Not too sure if you're interested in this type of stuff. http://www.getbodysmart.com\nhttp://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio201/brain/brshpx.htm\nalso the bbc.uk website has some interactive stuff where you have to match the parts to where they belong.
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I've haven't covered it all yet, but in no particular order:\n\nDinosaur food-(Non-flowering plants)\n\nLight Opera-(Photosynthesis)\n\nGender Benders-(The diverse physiology of sex)\n\nEverybody does it-(pollination and seed distribution by animals)\n\nHitchhikers and drifters-(Mechanical seed and pollen distribution)\n\nA Manual for a Quickie Divorce-(Plant toxins)\n\nMind Games (Psychotropic compounds) \n\nFashion through the ages (Fibers and dyes)\n\nAppendix (Oops Plants ain't got 'em!)\n\nITS MY BOOK ISN'T IT?\n\nI've only named a few chapters so far.  Inspiration cannot be rushed. And, I removed my (Oh, So clever!) annotations. \n  \nBTW-I have serious issues with the wiki TOC- (Besides its being boring)\n\nFungi, bacteria are not plants. (SHUDDER).\nVirus are not even considered alive (GASP).\n\nAnd you think I'M UNFOCUSED!
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try: \nwww.wikipedia.com\nwww.ask.com\nwww.brainpop.com\nwww.thebestlink.com\n\nDo you know the Magic School Bus series? Watch/read the book on plants. The title of the book or the show is 'goes to seed' or if you want to know how plants make food, the title is something like How plants make food it is about the jack and the beanstalk play...\n\nAll the best for your project good luck...
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https://umdrive.memphis.edu/tsalyer/public/%234%20DEMO%20LP-%20Corrie.doc\n\nthis is a great lesson plan that my friend did.  its for public use.  check it out.
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http://home.clara.net/adhale/bryos/basics.htm\nmaybe it helped
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Beauty + Science = Soup??? I'm not quite sure how you came to that but heehee, yeah I like soup. Expecially homemade turkey soup.. mmmm...\n\nOh your question.. umm. How about introducing Fractals? They're very scientific, present in nature everywhere and they're very pretty too.\n\nYou could print out some examples from here http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/fractals/WHY/\nand bring in some real life examples of fractals in nature, like a fern branch.\n\nI'm sure you'd get a high mark for this.
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There is this really great book called EXTINCTION by the Ehrlichs(?)...which starts out with a beautiful analogy about the environment. It starts off with this guy who removes rivets (screws) from an airplane wing so that he could sell them for profit. Each rivet/screw represents a unique species that plays an important role in our ecosystem. The loss of each one has an adverse effect on the whole structure. It is true that such effects may or may not have an immediate recognizable effect on us but that does not mean that it is not happening. Also, we humans, have proven that we are really self centered that we do not recognize the damage that we are doing unless it hits us in the face. There are countless examples of chain reactions in the ecosystem due to a loss of an integral species. For example, (although I am no longer certain about the details) due to the misuse of a pesticide by farmers in rural Peru, an outbreak of more resistant  pests evolved. The farmers in reaction started to use more pesticides which affected the other species that naturally feed on and control these pests. The situation got so bad that it escalated to such an extent that cats which controlled the rat population died out because they got the higher dose of the poisonous pesticide in their system. Finally, (believe it or not) they had to fly cats to the area and dropped them from helicopters...thus it did rain cats that day in Peru.
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I would just talk about way plant and animal cells are constructed like cell walls and stuff. And talk about differences in how they make energy like animals burn sugar and plants first make sugar themselves. I'm sure that could be used to discuss nutrients issues.
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go here... http://faculty.uca.edu/~march/bio2/ratdraw.htm
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Author:      Lou Harnisch\n"This falls under the study to social contact (grooming) for species that have, particularly mammals that have highly social groupings.  Being ticklish would certainly draw more attention to that individual from other members of the group.  Creates positive interactions that strength bonds.  It would be interesting if one could find a structural (receptor) or physiological (brain wave pattern) that would be strongly correlated with the "ticklish state" and see if these kinds of things are found only in highly social mammalian species."\nAlso\n"Because tickling involves the sensitivity of our skin, we do start out with natural differences in ticklishness, much as we have differences in our hearing or eyesight.\n\nBut tickling is different because it's social; it's not like sight or smell, says Robert R. Provine, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of Maryland who studies the tickling response and is the author of the forthcoming book ``Quest for Laughter.''\n\n``The tickling story is far more interesting than anyone has anticipated,'' says Provine. ``If you think the social component is not important, try tickling a stranger.''\n\nAlthough tickling, like reflexes, involves neurological mechanisms, it is far more than an involuntary response. You can give yourself a knee-jerk reflex, but you can't tickle yourself, says Provine. Tickling is a form of communication used between friends, family and lovers, and one that Provine thinks may play a key role in the evolution of our social and sexual behavior.\n\nChimps tickle each other during play. Children are playfully tickled by their parents and other children of both sexes. Above the age of puberty, though, tickling usually is a form of flirtation, he says.\n\nSo why are some people more sensitive than others? Provine theorizes that the differences lie largely in who is doing the tickling. You may be highly sensitive to being held down and tickled by an older brother, for instance, because it's somewhat aversive. But a lover's tickling may not annoy you at all.\n\nAcquiring sensitivity to ticklish stimuli might have been highly useful in our evolutionary past, says Provine. It would have warned us if a poisonous scorpion was crawling along our neck. And the parts of our bodies that are highly vulnerable to injury, like our feet, chest and armpits, are among the most ticklish."
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Nice effort and beneficial.\nThey want to trace back the details of human generations which are vague.\nWell, they "search" for Adam, right?\nThey must believe in creationism rather than evolution.\n\nHopefully people will realise that we humans are all the same. We came from the same root. No more racist solicitation.\nThe theory of evolution is focused mostly on physiques. They do not care to think that men have minds and spirit.\nIt is clearly wrong to define us physically just like the animals. We are better than animals. \nMoreover, we are the best creations. \n\nI do not really get the picture with the female ancestor to date earlier than the common male ancestor. Could you explain to me about that?\n\nIt is weird for woman and man to live not in the same time. How could they reproduce?\n\nMaybe I will come back later. By the way, I think "boffin" means buffoons.\n\n\n\nThank you Kurdiatcha for explaining to me.\nI was not expecting you but the questioner herself but thank you.\n\nI would like to edit some more but have no time.\nHere's a little correction:\n\nWhat I meant by define us physically just like the animals is to take ONLY physique into acount.\n\nThe brain differs from the mind. Animals have brains but not minds. They have life but not soul.\n\nBrain is physique. Mind is defined as the ability to learn and understand things by self, not gifted.\nOf course, we need the help of God to understand about something.\nMind is also the sign of rationality of humans.\n\nI will continue later.\n\n\n\nSorry for keeping you waiting so long, Nelly. I had to take time to make a structure of my next explainations which are:\nThis is going to be quite a LONG lecture.\n\n\nHuman = (Physique) (Mind) (Life) (Soul)\nAnimal = (Physique) (Life)\n\nPhysique = Physique?\nIt is most probably. If to follow the law of balance; equation and relation, Human seems to have more advantages such as Mind and Soul, therefore their Physique must be less advantageous than that of Animal.\n\nLife = Life\n\nSoul = Mind (Feelings) (Life)\nMind = Soul (Life) (Physique)\nFeelings = (Physique) (Soul)\nMind ≠ Brain\nBrain = Mind (Physique) (Life) = Brain\nIn this context, Mind means the controller. Brain of Human and Brain of Animal are similar but not the same.\n\nMind = Soul\nMind + Soul (Animal) = Human\nMind and Soul are similar yet they are not one. Plus, they are parallel. Physique capsulizes Brain where in the Brain lies Mind. Life capsulizes Soul. The parallelism of both must be broken and should be met in order to achieve the same goal; finding God. \nOnce they have combined, the journey of finding God will be clearer.\n\nPhysique (Mind) + Life (Soul) = Human\nSoul + Mind ≠ Human\nPhysique + Life ≠ Human\n\nTherefore, Physique and Life make up Animal’s characteristics. Physique capsulizes Life and Life enlivens Physique. It is mutual symbiosis.\n\nPhysique, Mind, Life and Soul make up Human’s characteristics. Physique capsulizes Life, Soul and Mind, Life and Soul enlivens Physique, Mind controls Physique and Life, so does Soul. Soul controls Mind but Mind decides initially.\n\nConsider Human like a box (Physique) powered by Life externally. Inside the box, there is a ball of Soul and Mind; Mind takes up only the core while Soul is the ball inside out. With the ball, the box is generated internally.\n\nThe three parts: Physique, Life and Soul must be available in order for a Human to love but irrationally minded. Therefore, Mind is the only part of rationality. It is the only part of intelligence.\n\n\nThe above equations show the difference between Human and Animal. I know it is quizzical to you, so it is to me.\nThe sign with the small "l" is actually a small number 1, indicates Human.\n\nWell, if we to trace the generations of human, we must primarily try to understand human. If you do not understand anything, tell me. I will try to make you understand the equation. Even I do n
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You should go to the local college bookstore and get the introductory bio textbook.  THere are tons of them out there, I don't know of any one that is better than the others.  It would help if you had a syllibus so you know what subjects will be discussed.  I wouldn't worry about it until you take the course though, you'll probably forget everything you've read if you just read the book straight through.
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A good way to explain a food web is to have students create their own. When I was volunteering with a wildlife rehab center last summer, we did some educational programs at a local camp. Each of the students was given an element that would be in a food web, animals, plants, soil, the sun, etc. Then we would start with one of these, probably the sun is the easiest, and then go from there to show them how each depends on one another.
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Go to your biology book and look it up or go to wikepedia