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Examples to Use When Teaching About Selection and Evolution: Fox Domestication and Poison Resistance in Rodents
To make abstract science concepts more concrete, teachers often use real-life examples. But even classic examples can lose their appeal. Refresh your lessons on evolution and selection with 2 less well known examples. View »
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The Dogfish Shark—Structure and FUNction!
Use this simple guide to connect form and function during your next dogfish dissection activity. View »
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Bees at School
Bradley James, co-owner of Beepods, explains the benefits of keeping bees at school. Learn about the buzz, and why bees are the perfect organism to engage students and promote hands-on learning. View »
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Having Friends Over for Lunch: The Mutualism of Paramecium bursaria and Endosymbiotic Algae
When you teach symbiosis and endosymbiotic theory, consider using Paramecium bursaria, a protist that forms a mutualistic relationship with algae. View »
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Snakeheads Invade the United States
Teach your students about the challenges nonnative species pose by focusing on a current example, the northern snakehead fish. Native to China, Russia, and Korea, this fish has established breeding populations in several states. Find out how this might have happened and what scientists are doing about it. View »
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A Sexual Experience?
There are 2 primary forms of reproduction: asexual and sexual. While the majority of the animal kingdom reproduces sexually, many reproduce asexually—and some organisms have the ability to perform both ways! View »
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Copying Nature’s Success: Teaching Students About Biomimetics
Ready to create a model home that draws on biomimetics? In this activity, students research, design, and build structures that incorporate ideas inspired by the natural world. View »
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Human Body: Reproductive System
Teach the male and female reproductive systems with the help of this infographic. View »
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Embryology with Rhabditis
In this lab students observe cleavage of fertilized eggs of female Rhabditis. View »
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Comparative Metamorphosis
In this investigation, students observe development of 3 different insects from the larva or nymph stage through the adult stage. They also complete a comparative development study of metamorphosis, observing complete and incomplete metamorphosis. View »
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Ocular Dominance
How does the brain process information from both eyes? This short activity introduces the senses, sensation and perception, and evolutionary differences in predator-prey relationships. View »
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A Flipped Inquiry Approach to Teaching Natural Selection
Natural selection, although fascinating, can be difficult to understand. By combining the flipped learning approach with inquiry, you can engage your students as they explore the concept firsthand. View »
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