How-to-Do-It: Demonstrating the Magnitude of an Extinction Event.

Porter, John R.

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Publication Date: 1988

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How-to-Do-It: Demonstrating the Magnitude of an Extinction Event.

Porter, John R.

American Biology Teacher, v50 n6 p377-78 Sep 1988

Demonstrates the magnitude of an extinction event by using a simulation to illustrate the massive nature of the loss of a family and the number of species that perish to achieve that result. (RT)

Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Experiential Learning, Geology, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Simulation

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Language: English

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