Evolved to Run

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. The text compares the bone and muscle structure of early Homo sapiens and Neandertals. It describes the ability to run long distances in one and not the other and explains how this difference may have evolved.

Resource ID#: 56803 Type: Text Resource

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Direct Link: https://student.societyforscience.org/article/evolved-run

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science

Grade Level(s): 7

Intended Audience: Educators

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes

Keywords: text complexity, informational text, adaptation, evolution, Neandertal, Homo sapiens, running

Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource

Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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