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In this lesson, students explore the impact of environmental changes on an organism's allele frequency.
Step 1 - Inquire: Students watch a video on peppered moths and identify vocabulary related to allele frequency.
Step 2 - Investigate: Students play a game to understand allele frequency changes that can occur in species impacted by changing environments.
Step 3 - Inspire: Students explore how climate change is impacting native Arctic communities and complete a project describing how climate change is impacting animals in the Arctic.
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to
- Calculate allele frequency.
- Mathematically express how traits may vary over time as a result of climate change.
- Identify the benefits and drawbacks of changes in a gene pool.
- Explain how climate change affects the diet of Arctic communities.
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