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How Do Some Cells Affect Mouse Color?

In this phenomenon-driven activity, students investigate how cells are signaled to make melanin and explain how mutations in melanin pathway proteins affect the coat color of various organisms.

Cell Biology
Genetics
Lessons
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

How Can We Explain Evolutionary Relationships among Species?

In this inquiry-based activity, students engage in science practices to figure out ways environmental factors drive the natural selection and adaptation of Galápagos finches.

Evolution
Science Practices
Card Activities
High School — General
High School — AP/IB

Living Together

This activity explores images of the bobtail squid, which serve as phenomena for learning about symbiosis and interspecies interactions.

Cell Biology
Microbiology
Phenomenal Images
High School — General
High School — AP/IB

Spreadsheet Tutorial 4: t-Test

In this activity, students explore different ways of calculating t-values and performing t-tests using built-in functions in Excel or Google Sheets. Students apply what they learned by plotting beak size measurements of Galapágos finches collected before and after a drought.

Evolution
Science Practices
Lessons
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Spreadsheet Tutorial 5: Histogram

In this activity, students explore different ways of constructing a histogram using Excel or Google Sheets. Students apply what they learned by plotting beak size measurements of Galapágos finches before and after a drought.

Evolution
Science Practices
Lessons
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Trends in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

This activity analyzes a figure showing the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration from 1958 to 2023.

Environmental Science
Earth Science
Science Practices
Data Points
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Natural Selection and the Evolution of Darwin’s Finches

In this activity, students develop arguments for the adaptation and natural selection of Darwin’s finches, based on evidence presented in the film The Beak of the Finch.

Evolution
Science Practices
Card Activities
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Spreadsheet Tutorial 2: Autofill Data, Cell References, and Standard Deviation

In this activity, students use the built-in functions in Excel or Google Sheets to explore different ways of filling in cells with a series of numbers, copying and pasting formulae, and referencing individual cells to use in calculations. Students apply what they learned by making different calculations with beak size measurements of Galapágos finches.

Evolution
Science Practices
Lessons
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Spreadsheet Tutorial 3: Column Graphs, Error Bars, and Standard Error of the Mean

In this activity, students explore different ways of creating simple bar graphs and adding error bars from calculated statistical values using built-in functions in Excel or Google Sheets. Students apply what they learned by plotting beak size measurements of Galapágos finches collected before and after a drought.

Evolution
Science Practices
Lessons
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Spreadsheet Tutorial 1: Formulae, Functions, and Averages

In this activity, students use the built-in functions in Excel or Google Sheets to calculate the mean and median. Students apply what they learned to a dataset beak measurements of Galapágos finches.

Evolution
Science Practices
Lessons
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Effects of Natural Selection on Finch Beak Size

This activity guides the analysis of a published scientific figure from a study that investigated evolutionary changes in seed-eating finches after a drought.

Evolution
Science Practices
Data Points
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

The Lone Anole

This activity explores an image of an anole lizard, which serves as a phenomenon for learning about adaptations and natural selection.

Anatomy & Physiology
Evolution
Phenomenal Images
High School — General
High School — AP/IB