About the Book

Virus and the Whale:
Exploring Evolution
in Creatures Small
and Large

Judy Diamond (Editor) with
Carl Zimmer, Linda Allison,
E. Margaret Evans and Sarah Disbrow
Inquiry-based activities for middle-school youth.
Grades: 5 - 8
Pages: 215
Product Number: PB196X
ISBN: 0873552636
Copyright: 2006
Published by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Press.

Contents
Sample chapters and activities
Chapter 3 - Teaching and Learning About Evolution, E. Margaret Evans
Activity 3 - Ants & Co.: Tiny Farms
Activity 4 - Hawaiian Flies: Song & Dance Success
Page 84 with answer to diatom question.
Other chapters are available on the NSTA web site
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under Grant No. 0229294. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations
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