Lesson 4: Cladistics
Action
Lesson on cladistics: http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/phylogenetics_05
“Making a Cladogram” Activity: http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/mclad.ws.pdf
Formative Assessment
Interactive: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/change/family/
In this Evolution Web feature, test your skills at judging who's who on the tree of life while you learn about the tools and methods of cladistics.
Lesson on cladistics: http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/phylogenetics_05
- Contains detailed information about what a clade is, how speices are represented, and how to reconstruct trees.
- On the last page, it also contains various case studes on the use of phylogenetic trees
“Making a Cladogram” Activity: http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/mclad.ws.pdf
Formative Assessment
Interactive: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/change/family/
In this Evolution Web feature, test your skills at judging who's who on the tree of life while you learn about the tools and methods of cladistics.