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Direct linkBenson, Kari E. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2004
In this interrupted case, students read about the alarm-calling behavior of a certain type of ground squirrel and then work in groups to develop hypotheses to explain the behavior and describe data that might be used to test their hypotheses. Students are then given real data and asked to interpret the evolutionary relevance of the results.…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Biology, Evolution, Science Instruction
