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Handout
Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr: Ant Colonies

For Students 9th - 10th
A study of social organization in ant populations and examines the need for a "leader" of an organization. The site is interactive and leads the user through the discovery of different roles within a colony. An extension is made to other...
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Emergent Properties That Exist in Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the concept of emergence and what it means in biology. Emergence is a property of a system or structure that is present in the whole but not in its individual components. Presents examples of emergence at different...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Schools of Fish Swim in Harmony?

For Students 9th - 10th
Nathan S. Jacobs explains the concept of emergence, the spontaneous creation of sophisticated behaviors and functions from large groups of simple elements. [6:07]