Using Evolutionary Data in Developing Phylogenetic Trees: A Scaffolded Approach with Authentic Data

KD Davenport; Kirstin Jane Milks; Rebecca Van Tassell

doi:10.1525/abt.2015.77.4.7

1 April 2015 Using Evolutionary Data in Developing Phylogenetic Trees: A Scaffolded Approach with Authentic Data

KD Davenport, Kirstin Jane Milks, Rebecca Van Tassell

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The American Biology Teacher, 77(4):274-283 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2015.77.4.7

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Analyzing evolutionary relationships requires that students have a thorough understanding of evidence and of how scientists use evidence to develop these relationships. In this lesson sequence, students work in groups to process many different lines of evidence of evolutionary relationships between ungulates, then construct a scientific argument for a particular set of relationships as modeled in a cladogram. Visual and verbal scaffolds are used throughout the lessons to address common misconceptions and points of difficulty for students.

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KD Davenport, Kirstin Jane Milks, and Rebecca Van Tassell "Using Evolutionary Data in Developing Phylogenetic Trees: A Scaffolded Approach with Authentic Data," The American Biology Teacher 77(4), 274-283, (1 April 2015). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2015.77.4.7

Published: 1 April 2015

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