Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council


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In this activity, learners create models of bugs. Learners use household materials like plastic cups and straws to create models of bugs like centipedes and spiders.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (p.26 of PDF), learners discover why mushrooms have spots. Learners use a balloon, toilet paper, and water to simulate what happens as mushrooms grow.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (p.5-6 of PDF), learners investigate natural selection. Learners discover that natural selection, which takes place over decades, can lead to altered populations within a species.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this game (p.28 of PDF), learners discover different fungal lifestyles and the various roles that fungi play in nature. Learners play the roles of fungi and must find their corresponding trees.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (p.25 of PDF), learners investigate spores. Mushrooms produce millions of spores which are equivalent to the seeds of plants but without the massive food reserves.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity (p.24 of PDF), learners make paper with fungi. Learners discover that paper is basically a flat mat of fibers.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners use information gathered from a variety of sources to design and make their own insect.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners determine the necessary conditions for pea seed germination.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 7 days
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In this activity (p.23 of PDF), learners dye wool with fungi. Learners discover that natural chemicals in fungi can dye wool different colors.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity (p.6-10 of PDF), learners use different methods for hunting minibeasts (bugs). Learners can either make traps or simply look for minibeasts under stones and logs.

free Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes