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How did we get here? Are races real?

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10

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Biological SciencesSTEMSTEM in Action

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How does race connect with our evolutionary past? And what does genetics have to do with it? We asked evolutionary biologist Darren Curnoe “are races real?” in this episode of “How Did We Get Here?”

Watch this short video and try the debate task with Year 10 Biology students learning about genetics and evolution.

Video length: 3:10 mins

Darren Curnoe is an evolutionary biologist in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science at the University of New South Wales.

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Years: 10

Topics:

Biological Sciences – The Body, Genetics

Additional: Careers, Technology.

Concepts (South Australia):

Biological Sciences – Diversity and Evolution, Form and Function

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