The Chili Project An International project to survey the pollinators of chili plants. About this lesson We are interested in learning what insects are pollinating the flowers of chili plants. Participants in this project will photograph pollinators seen at flowers on chili plants so that scientists can finally identify what [...]
Discovering Extinct Ecosystems in the Classroom About this lesson Sharks are an extremely interesting group of animals to study and the abundance of their teeth in the fossil record make them excellent for studies of ancient ecology. We can also use their teeth as a tool for [...]
Invisible Pathogens Grades 8-12 Three hours Microbiology About this lesson In this lesson, students will have an opportunity to isolate fungal morphospecies by plating ants on agar gel. They will then be able to submit their findings to a scientist [...]
The Great Pumpkin Project The mystery of the missing bees and sick pumpkins and cucumbers About this lesson En Español We are documenting the insects and microbes that visit all cucurbit plants, including pumpkins (which are native to the Americas) and cucumbers (which are native to Asia). These plants are now [...]
A Diversity of Guts High School/University 1.5 hours per animal Anatomy About this lesson At the end of the dark ages, anatomy was taught as though everything that could be known was known. Scholars learned about what had been discovered rather [...]
Bee Germs Project All levels One hour Urban Ecology About this lesson The “Bee Germs” project is focusing on learning more about bees that live underground. We know very little about bees that make their homes underfoot; by learning more about [...]
Invasive Mosquito Project All levels 1-2 weeks Urban Ecology About this lesson In order to get a census of invasive mosquito populations, students are asked to collect eggs and send the eggs to the USDA. Doing so will give the USDA [...]
Pieris Project All levels 1-3 hours Entomology, Agriculture About this lesson Catch and send us a few cabbage white butterflies, we sequence their DNA, capture their phenotype (photograph their wings), and together we’ll learn how this butterfly spread across the planet [...]
Ant Picnic Any Grade Level 1-2 hours Ecology About this lesson Are ants always ruining your picnic or in your kitchen? Have you ever noticed that some ants are drawn to your potato chips more than your candy? Their snack choices [...]
Urban Buzz: Citizen Science with Cicadas Any Grade Level Less than 1 Hour Urban Ecology About this lesson At any given moment we’ve got animals living under our feet – some of them for 17 years at a time. An underground universe [...]
