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Bean Bugs
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this outdoor biology and math activity, learners estimate the size of a population of organisms too numerous to count. In a process similar to that used by real field biologists, learners count...
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...
Food Chain Game
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this outdoor game, learners role play populations linked in a food chain. The resource suggests a chain with plant, grasshopper, frog, and hawk, but other food chains can be role-played, for...
Clipbirds
University of California Museum of PaleontologyAdd to list DetailsIn this simulation of natural selection, learners use binder clips in three different sizes to represent the diversity of beak sizes in a bird population. They use the "beaks" to collect...
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...
Clam Hooping
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this two-part outdoor activity, learners conduct a population census of squirting clams on a beach or mudflat, and investigate the clams' natural history. During the Clam Hooping activity,...
Population Game
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this outdoor game, learners simulate a herd of deer trying to survive in an area called the "home range." Learners explore the concept of "carrying capacity"—what size...
Energy Use in the Americas
National Geographic SocietyAdd to list DetailsLearners explore the relationship between energy consumption, population, and carbon emissions in the countries of the Americas. As a large group, learners analyze maps projected on a screen to...
The Scoop on Scallops
Bridge: Online Ocean Science Education Resource CenterAdd to list DetailsIn this data analysis activity, learners quantify the abundance and distribution of sea scallops in and adjacent to the Mid-Atlantic closed areas. Learners use data from the Virginia Institute of...
Sea Turtle Populations
Twin Cities Public TelevisionAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners will model how a sea turtle population changes over time, from eggs to adults, using puffed rice. Learners create a chart, calculate population fluctuation for each...