top of page

Biology Unit 5 (Round 7)
Common Ancestry & Speciation

How did polar bears evolve and what will happen to them as their environment changes?

Polar_Bears_-_Marko_Dimitrijevic.jpg

Unit Resources and Lessons Documents

Polar_Bears_-_Marko_Dimitrijevic.jpg

Unit Resources

Unit Overview Materials (Unit Overview, NGSS Elements, Teacher Edition, Student Edition)

​

OP_BC_L2_028.jpg

Lesson 2

What are hybrids?

OP.BC.L5.001.jpeg

Lesson 5

How did polar and grizzly bears become different species?

​

youtube-round-icon-png-19.jpeg

Unit Resources

Playlist of Student Videos 

​

​

​

OP_BC_L3_001.jpg

Lesson 3

Why can polar bears and grizzly bears hybridize?

OP.BC.L6.001.jpg

Lesson 6

What will happen to polar bears in the future?​

​

OP_BC_L1_003.jpg

Lesson 1

What is happening in the Arctic and with polar bears?

​

​

OP_BC_L4_013.jpg

Lesson 4

How are polar and grizzly bears related to each other and other bears?

OP.BC.L7.002.jpg.jpeg

Lesson 7

Can we use everything we have figured out about speciation to explain a new phenomenon?

Screen Shot 2021-06-15 at 2.58.53 PM.png

dana-hsopenscied@austin.utexas.edu

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

This page includes access to draft OpenSciEd units that are currently part of a field test. While they are undergoing field testing, review, and revision, they remain the property of University of Colorado Boulder and its collaborators and licensors under copyright law. If you are a participant in the OpenSciEd field test or represent a partner state in the OpenSciEd project, University of Colorado Boulder grants you permission to download these materials and use them in your role in the OpenSciEd project. However, you may not share them with non-participants without prior permission from the OpenSciEd project. If you are not a field test participant or a collaborator in the OpenSciEd project, you must obtain written permission prior to viewing, downloading, or using these materials.

bottom of page