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Around with World with DNA WebsiteAround with World with DNA Website
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American Museum of Natural History
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6th - 12th
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Science
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30 mins
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Around with World with DNA

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A mammalogist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, and a conservation geneticist share their work and their hopes that their research will help protect and save endangered species and their habitats.

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Concepts

dna, dna fingerprinting, remote learning, biodiversity, extinction, endangered species, conservation, wildlife conservation, humpback whales, genetics, habitats, breeding

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Ask class members to research an endangered species of plant or animal, the threats to the species, what is being done to ensure its survival, and post their research on the class webpage or blog

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires access to a computer with internet access
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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  • Links are provided to related resources

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