Would you believe whales and hippos share a common ancestor? The video discusses the evidence from a variety of scientific disciplines supporting evolution, focusing specifically on whales and their connections to hippos. The narrator then expands the concepts to other animals on the tree of life.

Concepts

evolution, the theory of evolution, whales

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask class members to identify the branch of science each piece of evidence comes from
• Research the number of people in your local area, state, country, and the world who believe in evolution and discuss the different numbers

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on some prior knowledge of the scientific method
• Be sensitive to the fact that some class members may have conflicting views of the topic

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides links for those wishing to learn more
• Offers closed captioning in 18 languages
• Includes photos of actual fossils in addition to the drawings

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4