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Biodiversity and Evolutionary Trees
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteAdd to list DetailsIn this interactive activity, learners analyze seashells to explore phylogeny and evolution. Learners identify similar and dissimilar seashells to create a phylogenetic tree. The Teacher Guide...
Mosquito Life Cycle
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners build a plastic emergence chamber (or use purchased "mini mosquito breeder") to observe and analyze the mosquito life cycle. Learners record daily observations...
Survival of the Fittest: Variations in the Clam Species Clamys sweetus
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteAdd to list DetailsThis guided inquiry three-part activity engages learners in thinking about the mechanism of natural selection by encouraging them to formulate questions that can be answered through scientific...
Survival of the Fittest: Battling Beetles
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteAdd to list DetailsThis guided inquiry three-part activity engages learners in thinking about the mechanism of natural selection through data collection and pattern recognition. In this scenario, learners use M&...