What's the hammer for?
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/g912/hammerfor.html
A lesson plan for Grades 9–12 Biology
About this resource
- Appropriate grades
- 9–12
- Subjects
- science (biology and life science)
- Provider
- National Geographic
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This lesson, found on the Xpeditions website, asks students to consider the possible reasons why hammerheads have “hammers” and to read and analyze scientists' thoughts concerning this question. Students visit relevant websites and conclude by pretending to be researchers investigating this question further and describing their upcoming research. From this page, teachers can access all the materials needed to complete this lesson.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grades 9–12 — Biology
- Goal 3: The learner will develop an understanding of the continuity of life and the changes of organisms over time.
- Objective 3.05: Examine the development of the theory of evolution by natural selection including:
- Development of the theory.
- The origin and history of life.
- Fossil and biochemical evidence.
- Mechanisms of evolution.
- Applications (pesticide and antibiotic resistance).
- Objective 3.05: Examine the development of the theory of evolution by natural selection including:
