A complete ancient fish fossil with finger-like digits in its fin reveals the evolution of hand bones started before animals came onto land.
Use this interesting article to demonstrate the importance of Earth and Biological Sciences to students in scientific understanding in species evolution. Best suited to students in years 10 and above.
Word Count: 630
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Year: 10
Topics:
Biological Sciences – Living Things
Earth and Space Sciences – The Changing Earth
Additional: Careers, Maths, Technology.
Concepts (South Australia):
Biological Sciences – Diversity and Evolution
Earth and Space Sciences – The Earth’s Surface
In Summary…
Watch a summary of this article from our very own, Dr Ben Lewis, as he tells us about what he’s learnt today.
Today I learnt: where fingers come from #keepLearning pic.twitter.com/Y2QfnymJSm
— Ben Lewis (@BenSciGuy) March 27, 2020
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