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Wheat Evolution: Sedimentation Testing
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilAdd to list DetailsIn this activity (p.8-9 of PDF), learners investigate the evolution of wheat by conducting sedimentation tests on different flours. The evolution of wheat from wild grasses demonstrates the...
Clippy Island: An Investigation into Natural Selection
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, leaners will observe the process of natural selection on a population of birds called 'Springbeaks' over four seasons of breeding on an isolated environment called '...
The Adaptation Game
TERCAdd to list DetailsTo convey the concept of how animals adapt to survive, this game asks learners to imagine what adaptations a given animal would need to live in a certain environment—including environments where...
Powdery Mildew Fungi: Classification and Ecology
APSnetAdd to list DetailsIn this laboratory exercise, learners will discover how many different plant hosts they can find that are infected by the same genus of a powdery mildew fungus, or how many different genera of...
Pea Patch Pollination Game
NEON, Inc.Add to list DetailsIn this activity, learners play a simulation game modeling changes in a plant population (a Pea Patch) caused by patterns of pollination. The game shows learners that variation in flower color can...
Biodiversity of Feet
Twin Cities Public TelevisionAdd to list DetailsThis activity (on page 3 of the PDF) is a full inquiry investigation into biodiversity. Groups of learners will go to the zoo to look at animal feet, making a list of ten different animals at the...
Grabbing a Bite to Eat
Science FridayAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners perform an experiment that replicates the dilemma faced by birds in acquiring food from a confined area. Learners are given a variety of objects to use as “tools” and...
Monster Evolution
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilAdd to list DetailsIn this online activity, learners create monsters and see how they survived when released into the wild. Learners discover that organisms adapt to their environments in different ways in order to...
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&...
Gene Switches
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners explore how genetic switches function and the role of genetic switches in the process of evolution. To make these concepts less abstract and more understandable, learners...