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Whale Communication Hide and Seek
Oregon Institute of Marine BiologyAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners pretend that they are orcas and search for their "pods" using Morse code. As orcas use squeaks to communicate and keep track of each other, the learners will do...
Marine Ecosystems
New Jersey Department of EducationAdd to list DetailsIn the wild, small crustaceans known as brine shrimp live in marine habitats such as saltwater lakes. In this activity, learners create a saltwater or marine ecosystem that becomes an experimental...
Classroom Dinosaur Dig
Children's Museum of IndianapolisAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners participate in a simulated dig to discover fossilized dinosaur bones. Learners take notes, make a map and propose theories about dinosaurs. This can be used as a...
Natural Selection in Protected and Unprotected Populations
Berkeley Natural History MuseumsAdd to list DetailsIn this simulation, learners model two elephant seal populations and how they change over time. Learners start with cards representing a variety of seals. Each generation, some seals survive to...
The Wave
Aquarium of the BayAdd to list DetailsIn this multi-step experiment (page 4 of pdf), learners study tide pools, and then drop a "wave" (a 4-pound bag of beans or birdseed) on a shell to mimic the force of crashing surf on...
Wolf Survival
Minnesota ZooAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, some learners pretend to be wolves, while the other learners pretend to be the prey of the wolf. The goal of the simulation is to have the wolves work together to survive. This...
Deer Me: A Predator/Prey Simulation
Minnesota ZooAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners will simulate the interactions between a predator population of gray wolves and a prey population of deer in a forest. After collecting the data, the learners plot the...
Oil Spill Cleanup
Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at BoulderAdd to list DetailsThis hands-on experiment will provide learners with an understanding of the issues that surround environmental cleanup. Learners will create their own oil spill, try different methods for cleaning...
The Beaks of the Finches
National Health MuseumAdd to list DetailsIn this simulation, learners become birds different beak types. Learners use various tools to represent beaks to pick up seeds and place them in a petri dish. After completing the activity and...
The Bug Walk
4-HAdd to list DetailsIn this fun group activity involving music and movement, learners are introduced to the idea that many insects walk by using their legs to create "alternating triangles." Learners sing...