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Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Prime Time Primates: Monkey See, Monkey Do?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the evolutionary advantage of stereoscopic vision and the fully opposable thumb, and describe how each adaptation might affect the use of tools in humans and primates.
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Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: The Wild West: Nasty Critters

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Research the taxonomy, physiology and relatives of scorpions and create a mobile. Explore the stereoscopic senses of pit vipers, and experience how perception can be augmented by causing fluorescent paint to glow with UV light.