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Modeling Mendel's Pea Experiment
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This modeling activity allows learners to discover for themselves what Mendel uncovered in his famous pea experiments.
Bean Bugs
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In this outdoor biology and math activity, learners estimate the size of a population of organisms too numerous to count.
Small Snails, Enormous Elephants
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This activity (located on page 2 of PDF) introduces learners to the real size of animals using nonstandard measurement.
Mussel Your Way Through Photosynthesis
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Using zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha), elodea and an indicator dye, learners study the role of light in photosynthesis.
Life in a Nutshell
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In this multi-faceted game (on pages 25-35), learners recreate what happens to creatures in the Brazilian rain forest as they grow from egg to adult—especially those that use fallen, empty Brazil nut
Feeding Facilitation: A Lesson in Evolution and Sociobiology
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This is an outdoor activity designed to demonstrate evolution of feeding behavior in flocking, schooling or herding animals that maximizes allocation of food resources and enhances survival.
Traveling Nanoparticles Model
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under Nanosilver Activity) about diffusion of small molecules across cell membranes.
Designer Seeds
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In this activity, learners will examine a variety of seeds, describe them, and determine how they are dispersed.
Tree Tally
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In this outdoor activity and fun race, learners first find the most common type of tree in a forest site.
Nutrients in an Estuary
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In this activity, learners model estuaries, artificially enriching both fresh and salt water samples with different amounts of nutrients and observing the growth of algae over several weeks.
Introduction to the Scientific Method
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In this activity (page 26 of the PDF), learners make observations, formulate hypotheses and design a controlled experiment, based on the reaction of carbon dioxide with calcium hydroxide.
Human Impact on Estuaries: A Terrible Spill in Grand Bay
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In this activity, learners make a model of a pollution spill that occurred at Bangs Lake in Mississippi and measure water quality parameters in their model.
Trail Impact Study
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In this outdoor activity, learners plan a simple foot path and create an environmental impact study of the natural area where the path would be.