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From page 48... ... substenoptera, 4, 34, 46 Darwin, Charles, 27 Data tables, 41 Dinosaurs, extinction of, 11 Diptera, 14 Diversification, 20 causes of, 30 of Hawaiian drosophilids, 14-19 DNA, 3, 15, 23, 27 Drosophila, 2, 14-19, 32, 42 Drosophilids diversification of Hawaiian, 14-19, 42 evolutionary relationships among, 18-19 teaching exercise on, 29-47 Dubautia, 22 sex Earth, evolution of life on, 10-14 Ecosystem management techniques, 26 Elaboration activity for students, 30, 37-38, 47 Empirical evidence, testing explanations by using, 4-5 Endemic species, 1 Engagement activity for students, 29, 33 Environmental influences, 3 Eukaryotic cells, 11 Evaluation activity for students, 30, 39 Evolution biological, 1-4 of life on earth, 10-14 Evolutionary history, of the silversword alliance, 22-23 Evolutionary relationships, among picture-winged drosophilids, 18-19 Evolutionary tree, 23, 45 Explanation activity for students, 30, 35-36 Explanations, testing by using empirical evidence, 4-5 Exploration activity for students, 29-30, 34 Extinction, 25-26 Fact, 4-5 Falsifiability, of a hypothesis, 5 Flies abundance of in Hawaii, 2 See also individual species Founder events, 19 Hard-shelled animals, 11 Hawaii alien species in, 25-26 plants and animals of, 3-4, 25-26 science revealing origins of, 5-14 studying biological evolution in, 1-2 Hawaiian drosophilids, adaptive radiation and diversification of, 14-19 Hawaiian-Emperor volcanic chain, 6 Hawaiian legends, 12 Honeycreepers, 20, 24 Hot spot, 5-7, 8, 9, 10 Hypotheses, 4-5 International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) , 39 Tarweed, 20 Inversion mutations, in chromosomes, 18-19, 32, 43-44, 46 Kahoolawe, 8 Kauai, 7-9, 19, 35 Kilauea volcano, 14 Kure Atoll, 9-11 Kyhos, 22 Lanai, 8 Land-dwelling animals, 11 Life on earth, evolution of, 10-14 Loihi Seamount, 9 Maps, 6-10, 17, 19, 46 azimuthal equidistant projection, 2 Materials, 33-35, 37 Maui, 1, 7-8, 20 Maui Nui, 7-8 Molokai, 8 Morphology, variations in, 3 Multicellular organisms, 11 National Science Education Standards, aligning activi ties with, 30-31, 39 Natural selection, 30 Necker Island, 9, 13 Pacific Plate, 13 Picture-winged drosoph il ids evolutionary relationships among, 18-19, 31-32 teaching exercise on, 29-47 Plate tectonics, 10 and the ages of the Hawaiian islands, 12-13 Polynesians, 12, 25 Polytene chromosomes, 18, 43 Radioactive dating, 7-8, 10, 12-13, 46 Reptiles, 11 San Andreas Fault, 9 Scaptomyza, 2, 14, 16, 42 Science producing verifiable explanations, 4-5 revealing origins of the Hawaiian islands, 5-10 Selection, natural, 30 Silversword alliance, evolutionary history of, 22-23 Species descended from common ancestors, 30 evolving over time, 30 formation of new, 3-4 Student objectives, 33-35, 37 Student reading, 42-44 Student worksheet, 45-47 background, 45-46 elaboration, 47 main activity, 46-47 Suiko Seamount, 8-9 Teaching exercise on picture-winged drosophilids, 29-47 background information, 31-32 data tables, 41 elaboration activity, 30, 37-38, 47 engagement activity, 29, 33 evaluation activity, 30, 39 explanation activity, 30, 35-36 exploration activity, 29-30, 34 rubric, 40 student reading, 42-44 student worksheet, 45-47 teacher's manual, 29-40 Teaching strategies, 33-38 Termites, 25 Theory, 4-5 of evolution, 3, 5, 26 Variation, 3 Vascular plants, 11 Violets, 20 Volcanic rock, determining age of, 7-8 Yellowjackets, 25-26 Yellowstone National Park, 10 Read the entire page →

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... substenoptera, 4, 34, 46 Darwin, Charles, 27 Data tables, 41 Dinosaurs, extinction of, 11 Diptera, 14 Diversification, 20 causes of, 30 of Hawaiian drosophilids, 14-19 DNA, 3, 15, 23, 27 Drosophila, 2, 14-19, 32, 42 Drosophilids diversification of Hawaiian, 14-19, 42 evolutionary relationships among, 18-19 teaching exercise on, 29-47 Dubautia, 22 sex Earth, evolution of life on, 10-14 Ecosystem management techniques, 26 Elaboration activity for students, 30, 37-38, 47 Empirical evidence, testing explanations by using, 4-5 Endemic species, 1 Engagement activity for students, 29, 33 Environmental influences, 3 Eukaryotic cells, 11 Evaluation activity for students, 30, 39 Evolution biological, 1-4 of life on earth, 10-14 Evolutionary history, of the silversword alliance, 22-23 Evolutionary relationships, among picture-winged drosophilids, 18-19 Evolutionary tree, 23, 45 Explanation activity for students, 30, 35-36 Explanations, testing by using empirical evidence, 4-5 Exploration activity for students, 29-30, 34 Extinction, 25-26 Fact, 4-5 Falsifiability, of a hypothesis, 5 Flies abundance of in Hawaii, 2 See also individual species Founder events, 19 Hard-shelled animals, 11 Hawaii alien species in, 25-26 plants and animals of, 3-4, 25-26 science revealing origins of, 5-14 studying biological evolution in, 1-2 Hawaiian drosophilids, adaptive radiation and diversification of, 14-19 Hawaiian-Emperor volcanic chain, 6 Hawaiian legends, 12 Honeycreepers, 20, 24 Hot spot, 5-7, 8, 9, 10 Hypotheses, 4-5 International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) , 39 Tarweed, 20 Inversion mutations, in chromosomes, 18-19, 32, 43-44, 46 Kahoolawe, 8 Kauai, 7-9, 19, 35 Kilauea volcano, 14 Kure Atoll, 9-11 Kyhos, 22 Lanai, 8 Land-dwelling animals, 11 Life on earth, evolution of, 10-14 Loihi Seamount, 9 Maps, 6-10, 17, 19, 46 azimuthal equidistant projection, 2 Materials, 33-35, 37 Maui, 1, 7-8, 20 Maui Nui, 7-8 Molokai, 8 Morphology, variations in, 3 Multicellular organisms, 11 National Science Education Standards, aligning activi ties with, 30-31, 39 Natural selection, 30 Necker Island, 9, 13 Pacific Plate, 13 Picture-winged drosoph il ids evolutionary relationships among, 18-19, 31-32 teaching exercise on, 29-47 Plate tectonics, 10 and the ages of the Hawaiian islands, 12-13 Polynesians, 12, 25 Polytene chromosomes, 18, 43 Radioactive dating, 7-8, 10, 12-13, 46 Reptiles, 11 San Andreas Fault, 9 Scaptomyza, 2, 14, 16, 42 Science producing verifiable explanations, 4-5 revealing origins of the Hawaiian islands, 5-10 Selection, natural, 30 Silversword alliance, evolutionary history of, 22-23 Species descended from common ancestors, 30 evolving over time, 30 formation of new, 3-4 Student objectives, 33-35, 37 Student reading, 42-44 Student worksheet, 45-47 background, 45-46 elaboration, 47 main activity, 46-47 Suiko Seamount, 8-9 Teaching exercise on picture-winged drosophilids, 29-47 background information, 31-32 data tables, 41 elaboration activity, 30, 37-38, 47 engagement activity, 29, 33 evaluation activity, 30, 39 explanation activity, 30, 35-36 exploration activity, 29-30, 34 rubric, 40 student reading, 42-44 student worksheet, 45-47 teacher's manual, 29-40 Teaching strategies, 33-38 Termites, 25 Theory, 4-5 of evolution, 3, 5, 26 Variation, 3 Vascular plants, 11 Violets, 20 Volcanic rock, determining age of, 7-8 Yellowjackets, 25-26 Yellowstone National Park, 10

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