Making Sense of Hybridization and Evolution: Is Hybridization Beneficial

Hybridization can impact species' survival in different environments by influencing traits. Analyze species survival data to explore trait variation, hybridization, and environmental impacts on evolution. Investigate natural selection and adaptation through gameplay and data interpretation.

Related resources

• Video: What Hybrid Birds Tell Us about Climate Change
• Worksheet: Making Sense of Hybridization and Evolution
• Class Data Sheet: Chickadee Foraging Frenzy
• Quiz: Making Sense of Data: Understanding Hybridization and Survival
• Pathway: Hybrid Zones

Topics

• MS-LS4-6
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• HS-LS4-4
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• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.2
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.2
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.11-12.1
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.1
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.1
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.11-12.7
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.7
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.7
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.11-12.1
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.1
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.1
• chickadee
• hybridization
• natural selection
• adaptation
• climate change
• evolutionary biology
• environmental science
• climate science