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    • Access Point Number: SC.7.L.15.Su.2  
      Access Point Description: Recognize that common plants or animals have special features that enable them to live in their environment, such as a as a fish has gills so it can live underwater.

      Access Point Category: Supported  
      Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08  
      Big Idea Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms -

      A. The scientific theory of evolution is the organizing principle of life science.

      B. The scientific theory of evolution is supported by multiple forms of evidence.

      C. Natural Selection is a primary mechanism leading to change over time in organisms.


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      Resource Type(s)
      » Desert Biome
      This video segment from NOVA: "A Desert Place" details the behaviors and habitats of some of the Sonoran Desert's creatures, focusing on the adaptations they use to survive in one of the most extreme environments in the world.
      Video / Audio / Animation (Primary Type)
      » Animal Mouths
      This collection of images of six different animals illustrates the wide range of feeding strategies and physical structures that have grown out of the relationship between organisms and their food. The environment plays a...    ...read more 
      Image / Photograph (Primary Type)
      » Bird Buffet (Animal Survival)
      Students learn that an animal's physical attributes, such as a bird's beak, may provide an advantage for survival in one environment but not in another. Students will participate in modeling and investigating structure and function relationships.
      Lesson Plan (Primary Type)
      Problem-Solving Task

      * Please note that examples of resources are not intended as complete curriculum.


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