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Evolution

Science activity to investigate earlobes
Ear Sort

Do your ears hang low—and what do textbooks know?
Scientists at Work: The Science Practices in Their Natural Habitat

Hear from practicing researchers about their daily work.

A science activity to discover the diversity of insect life in your neighborhood
Backyard Bug Bonanza

Get outside and discover the diversity of insect life in your neighborhood.

Science activity to discover how a variety of traits in a group of living specimens can impact evolution
Critter Comparison

Observe physical and behavioral differences in locally collected creatures.
How can Neanderthal DNA tell us about ourselves?

What can we learn about ourselves from Neanderthal DNA?

Science activity that demonstrates lactose digestion by lactase
Milk Makes Me Sick

Explore the basis of lactose intolerance.

Science activity to simulate natural selection among predators and prey
Bean-Counter Evolution

Discover the meaning of evolutionary fitness in this predator/prey simulation.