Lesson 1: Psychological Adaptations
Duration of Days: 3
Lesson Objective
Describe how organisms adapt to extreme physical conditions, such as high water pressure in the abyssal zone or varying salinity in estuaries.
What are the fundamental mechanisms of the mind that have evolved to solve specific problems of survival or reproduction?
HS-LS1-2 (Interacting body systems).
Reading technical diagrams of biological systems.
Students compare the Swim Bladder of a bony fish to the Oily Liver of a shark to understand two different solutions to the problem of sinking.
(DOK 2)
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Students label a diagram of a gill filament and must use arrows to show the opposite flow of blood and water (counter-current exchange), explaining why this is more efficient than same-way flow.