Surviving Together - The Power of Group Behavior - This lesson covers how group behaviors—such as flocking, schooling, herding, cooperative hunting, migrating, and swarming—enhance survival and reproduction by improving protection, hunting efficiency, resource sharing, and care for young, as supported by scientific evidence and human examples.

Everything is explained at the appropriate level and was specifically created to cover HS-LS2-8.

In Order, the Lesson Covers:

• Surviving Together
• Individual vs. Group Behavior
• Why Group Behavior Matters
• Flocking and Schooling
• Herding for Protection
• Cooperative Hunting
• Migrating Together
• Swarming and Insects
• Evidence from Scientific Studies
• Human Examples of Group Behavior

Included in the lesson package is:

• The teacher version of the presentation
• The student version of the presentation
• TWO embedded videos
• 3 Exit Tickets with answer key
• Student lesson handout

✅ Clear Overview: Group behaviors like flocking, schooling, herding, and cooperative hunting improve survival and reproduction by boosting protection, hunting, and resource sharing.
✅ Interactive Lesson: Student presentation with fill-in-the-blank notes keeps learners active.
✅ Complete Package: Teacher slides, student slides, handouts, exit tickets, answer key, and videos.
✅ Multiple Format Ready: PowerPoint, Google Slides, Docs, and auto-copy links for easy classroom use.

The student version of the presentation contains multiple blanks that need to be filled in throughout the lesson. These blanks are conveniently underlined and bolded on the teacher copy. I have found this to be the most effective means of keeping my students engaged and active without having them write everything out. This also leaves more time for discussion and activities.

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Google and Distance Learning Ready

• This lesson includes both Office and Google formats for ALL resources. The presentation is in PowerPoint and Google Slides while all documents contain Word and Google Doc versions.
• Your resource is perfect for distance learning and integrates seamlessly with Google Classroom as I've included a link that will automatically create a copy of the resources and put them directly into your Google Drive with one click.
• Purchase --> Open --> Click --> Assign to your students

Having both options allows you to use either without worrying about formatting issues as all the work has already been done for you. It safeguards you in case your department or school decides to go Google 100% and allows you as well as your students to access everything no matter where you are or what kind of equipment is being used.

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