Misconceptions about Natural Selection Read this before you attempt this assignmentMisconceptions about Natural Selection Read this before you attempt this assignmentMisconceptions about Natural Selection Read this before you attempt this assignmentMisconceptions about Natural Selection Read this before you attempt this assignment (Links to an external site.)WARNING!!!!!!! **DO NOT Use DOGS or PEACOCKS For your SCENARIO**Dogs are bred by humans so not a good choice for natural selection and Peacocks are a better choice for sexual selection than natural selection.Your assignment is to create a scenario that demonstrates the process of natural selectionA scenario is a step by step telling of how this came to be using the STEPS of the natural selection PROCESS. It can be (and should be!!!) fictitious (fake) but the application of the steps has to be correct.the steps of natural selectionstart with variation in a trait in a population which is the result of a random mutation that has occurred during the process of meiosis. ( ex. the species is a spider and the spider has tentacles that they breath through so they can bury themselves in sand and still breath. a little spider is born and its tentacle can also function in water but no one knows this yet because it hasn't needed to work that way yet.Then there is some change in the environment. - ex. SO if it was a dry desert but now it has rained for a century in that area and now it is a lake thats a change in the environmentThere are members of the population now with a variety of that specific trait which will help them survive at a greater rate than the members of the population without that variation. ex. So now all the little spiders who have the weird tentacle that also can breath in water survive and the others have a harder time surviving.CONCLUSION - Ex. Overtime the water breathing spiders survive and therefore reproduce at a greater rate than the other spiders and so the species seems to have evolved from sand breathers to water breathers.If these steps are not apparent in your scenario YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT. I am really serious about this. Students who rush through this assignment do not do well and do not receive credit - a big part of your grade is showing that you have studied the steps in the natural selection process and are now applying them to your example.Students who copy an example of natural selection from the internet do not do well on this assignment REMEMBER your scenario only has to show a logical application of the steps of natural selection. DO NOT RESEARCH A PARTICULAR TRAIT OF A PARTICULAR SPECIES AND COPY WHAT YOU FIND - I guarantee you will not get credit for this type of response because you will not be writing about it in the way the assignment asks you to apply the steps.Remember Natural Selection is a process. So your job is to show that you understand the steps in this process by applying the steps to a specific trait for a specific animal or plant do not talk about more than one trait. For example, Don't write about a lion's claws and it's size just choose ONE Feature.Natural Selection Crash CourseLink (Links to an external site.)

For this video, choose one item that addresses a current issue and makes connections to class concepts. The item may be print or video—for example, an article from the current edition of a newspaper or magazine, a segment from a news or talk show, a YouTube video, vlog, or any program that features current affairs.Your item (up to 2 minutes) will be embedded in a PowerPoint that you will use to supplement your presentation.You may use clips of a video, pause a video as necessary to identify concepts, or use a clip for a full 2 minutes. However, you cannot use over two minutes of video in your own presentation.Items cannot be more than 90 days old.Submit a 4-5 minute video in which you:Use PowerPoint to supplement your presentation.Clearly identify the argument. Present the premises and conclusion in your chosen article or video clip and explain their importance. Did the speakers/writers use deductive or inductive reasoning?In your article or video clip, identify three of the following: vague/ambiguous language; credibility; cognitive bias; rhetoric; logical fallacies; generalizations; arguments from analogy; cause and effect reasoning; and value judgments about morality, law, or aesthetics.Explain why you think the argument fits this concept. Also, identify if this was purposeful and why, and how this affects the strength of the argument.Provide a conclusion to your video. Was the argument convincing? What is your position? (30 seconds max)You will be graded on:Your ability to identify arguments made about relevant issues in our world todayHow well you identify class concepts. Accuracy and a clear explanation are requiredYour use of terminology from the textbook/class lecturesYour ability to showcase your critical thinking skillsYour ability to use PanoptoYour presentation skills and delivery-I need a 4-5 Minute Speech written as well with this project, basically a PowerPoint with a video clipped in and a speech to go along with it that I can read over it during the presentation