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How Sex Became a Thing Instructional VideoHow Sex Became a Thing Instructional Video
Publisher
PBS
Resource Details
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
6:22
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Technology
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Year
2018
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Instructional Video

How Sex Became a Thing

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Birds, bees, flowers, trees ... and Funisia dorothea? Biology scholars journey back in time to discover more about the history of sexual reproduction. The video, one of many in a biology playlist, covers our earliest eukaryotic ancestor, pros and cons of both types of reproduction, and how chromosomes are passed to new generations of organisms.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction, mitosis, meiosis, gametes, chromosomes, natural selection, adaptations, fossil records, eukaryotes, prokaryotes, achaea, archaea, bacteria, eubacteria

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the video to add some flair to a reproduction unit
  • Expand the lesson by having the class learn more about Funisia dorothea with a research-based article

Classroom Considerations

  • Review basic meiosis and mitosis terms with younger viewers before starting the video
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • The video is lighthearted but very informative
  • Phylogenic trees aid in conveying the relationships between eukaryotic ancestors

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.9-10.2

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