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Opposable Thumbs

Opposable Thumbs

Students learn the definition of an opposable thumb, explore the variety of species with this trait and, through a fun, hands-on experiment, examine the tasks primates can accomplish with it.

Keywords:
science, primates, animals, wildlife
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Material Type:
Assignment
Date Added to MERLOT:
January 3, 2013
Date Modified in MERLOT:
February 26, 2015
Author:
ARKive (WIldscreen USA)  
Submitter:
Liana Vitali
Primary Audience:
Middle School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Technical Requirements:
Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
no
Source Code Available:
unknown
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Unknown
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unknown

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