Coral Bleaching: Responding to Stress Factors
Climate change and symbiotic relationships are important elements of the work in my fellowship position with the John R.
Mom! Dad! Why Can’t You Leave Me Alone?
In this lesson, “Why Can’t You Leave Me Alone?” students explore the selective pressures that led to the evolution of parenting behavior in Dentrobatidae, or Poison Dart Frogs.
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Amazing Adaptations!
Amazing Adaptations is an in-class group activity that challenges students to think about how animals evolved their diverse adaptations via natural selection.
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Stickleback Evolution
The goal of this laboratory activity is for students to analyze sample specimens from populations of stickleback fish looking at specific characteristics such as spine length and armor plating to interpret the conditions driving evolution.
Give Me a Beak!
The recently adopted Next Generation Science Standards include both content and engineering standards. In order to encourage engineering thinking and design skills, a current adaptation lab was reworked to add an engineering component. Give Me a Beak!