Unlike humans, turtles hatch as either male of temperature based on the temperature …
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Category: Ecology
The range of tolerance describes the abiotic factors that limit populations in an …
Exploring Range of Tolerance in Steelhead Trout
In this short exercise, students explore how limiting factors affect population growth. Students …
Explore Limiting Factors and Carrying Capacity
Students practice analyzing data from graphs in this exercise. Ideally, students will have …
Analyzing Data – Explore Features of Biomes
Most ecology units start with the biosphere and explore how biomes are distributed …
Investigating Algae Blooms and Dinoflagellates
Students explore community interactions on Isle Royale, a small island located in Lake …
Ecology Case Study – The Wolves of Isle Royale
How do you know if an animal can recognize itself in a mirror? …
Can Fish Recognize Themselves in a Mirror (CER)
Photosynthesis is a complicated topic that requires students to develop mental models of …
Observe Photosynthesis with this Easy Experiment
This activity explores how lions and elephants use macromolecules to grow and maintain …
Macromolecules: The Building Blocks of Life
I designed this case study for a freshman biology class. The last unit …
Case Study – How Human Activities Affect Water Quality
I made this simple worksheet for students to learn the differences between monocots …
Comparing Monocots and Dicots with Coloring
Here’s a fun activity to do with students to illustrate survivorship curves. You …
Modeling Survivorship Curves with Bubbles
Students explore a medical case study where a woman has a strange rash …
Bullseye – A Medical Case Story for Biology
Examine data that compares states that allow trophy hunting of pumas to California …
Can Sport Hunting Control Predator Populations?
Snake worms, jumping worms, crazy worms… all names to describe a group of …