Classroom Resources

This video describes the technology of metabarcoding, which allows scientists to determine herbivore diets based on the sequences of plant DNA extracted from animal dung.

This video introduces the concept of niche partitioning with examples drawn from the African savanna.

This video shows the reactions of first-grade students to a replica of a Tiktaalik fossil.

This video explores how advances in DNA sequencing technology have improved cancer diagnosis and treatment.

This video provides a demonstration of the principle of isostasy, the idea that the continental crust “floats” on the underlying mantle.

This video provides a demonstration of two main principles in the study of rock layers: superposition and association.

This video explores a microarray technology for identifying pathogens that infect honey bees. This research may help identify possible causes for colony collapse disorder.

Dr. Jason Biggs of the University of Guam Marine Laboratory discusses the anatomy of cone snails and introduces us to a variety of cone snail species with different tactics to hunt and capture their prey.

This video shows real footage of a bobtail squid burying itself in the ground to hide from predators.

This video explores the anatomy of cone snails, a type of predatory sea snail, and the ways in which different cone snail species hunt and capture their prey.

This video provides a demonstration of bioluminescent bacteria glowing in the dark.

Mice can be trained to use spatial cues to navigate a maze that tests their ability to remember specific locations.