The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student Activity, Level 4 Extension – Relay Race Lab Activity Stalk-eyed flies are insects with eyes located on the ends of long projections on the sides of their head, called eyestalks. Male stalk-eyed flies have longer eyestalks than females, and this plays an important role in the flies’ mating patterns.
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Data Nugget Workshop at NABT 2015: A Tail of Two Scorpions
You can get the slides from our NABT talk here: A Tail of Two Scorpions
Lizards, iguanas, and snakes! Oh my!
The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 3 Grading Rubric Throughout history people have settled mainly along rivers and streams. Easy access to water provides resources to support many people living in one area. In the
Green crabs: invaders in the Great Marsh
The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student Activity, Level 2 Marshes, areas along the coast that flood with each tide, are incredibly important habitats. They act as homes to large number of species, protect the coast from erosion during storms, and act as a filter for nutrients and pollution. Many species are unique to these
How to escape a predator
The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student Activities, Graph Types A-C, Level 3 Grading Rubric, CER Tool, and Other Resources Stalk-eyed flies are insects that have their eyes on the ends of eyestalks, or long projections from the sides of their head. Eyestalks are a sexual signal that males use to attract females. The longer the
A tail of two scorpions
The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 2 Powerpoint of Images Grading Rubric Digital Data Nugget on DataClassroom Animals have evolved many ways to defend themselves against predators. Many species use camouflage to avoid being seen.
The mystery of Plum Island Marsh
The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 3 Grading Rubric Optional classroom reading: Harriet Booth: Unraveling the mysteries of Plum Island’s marshes Salt marshes are among the most productive coastal ecosystems. They support a diversity of plants and
Salmon in hot water
The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Level 4 Grading Rubric Pacific salmon are important members of freshwater and ocean food webs. Salmon transport nutrients from the ocean to freshwater habitats, and traces of these nutrients can be found in everything from trees to bears! Salmon also support sport and commercial fisheries, and are used
How the cricket lost its song, Part I
The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 3 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 3 Scientist Profile on Project Biodiversify Grading Rubric Digital Data Nugget on DataClassroom Some of the most vibrant and elaborate traits in the animal kingdom are signals used to attract
Shooting the poop
The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 2 Grading Rubric Imagine walking through a forest in the middle of summer. You can hear birds chirping, a slight breeze rustling the leaves, and a faint pinging noise