Timeline:  

• 5 class periods (2 class period Individual research, 1 class period presentation, 2 class period writing the report in groups).

National Science Standards 

 Unifying Concepts & Process:       Evolution & equilibrium (5-12)

                                                         Form & function (5-12)

Science as Inquiry:                           Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry (5-12)

          Life Science:                           Regulation and behavior (5-8)

                                                          Populations and ecosystems (5-8)

                                                          Diversity & adaptations of organisms (5-8)