Plastic Amniote Phylogeny part of Teaching Activities
Rowan Martindale, The University of Texas at Austin
Students use plastic animals to discuss and synthesize their knowledge about the evolutionary relationships between different vertebrates (amniotes). In small groups, students get a bag of animals (e.g., mammals, ...

The Great Clade Race - Zombie Island Edition part of Teaching Activities
Rowan Martindale, The University of Texas at Austin; David Goldsmith, Westminster College (UT)
This activity is a modification of the "Great Clade Race" (Goldsmith, 2003). This activity is great for helping students understand cladograms/phylogenies, but the original reinforces some problematic ...

Dino Doom part of Teaching Activities
Sina Kirk, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
This is an online learning experience that transports learners around the world to different locations related to the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) extinction event. Students will collect and analyze evidence to ...

Creative Discovery Project: Developing Accurate & Accessible Science Communication part of Teaching Activities
Taormina Lepore, Western Michigan University
The aim of this project is for students to gain experience in communicating scientific evidence to a public audience. For example, how is it that science journalists, museum experts, podcasters, and documentarians ...

"Reef Survivor" Board Game - High School Aquatic Sciences Edition (Simple) part of Teaching Activities
Rowan Martindale, The University of Texas at Austin; Enrique Reyes, The University of Texas at Austin; Sabrina Ewald, The University of Texas at Austin
"Reef Survivor" is a board game that can be used as an active learning tool in a class or lab to promote understanding of Earth processes (Geology), Aquatic Sciences, and Marine Biology. The educational ...

"Reef Survivor" Board Game - University Edition part of Teaching Activities
Rowan Martindale, The University of Texas at Austin
"Reef Survivor" is an educational board game that can be used as an active learning tool in a class or lab. The educational objective is to teach players about ecology, evolution, and environmental ...

"Reef Survivor" Board Game - High School Advanced Placement Environmental Sciences Edition (Complex) part of Teaching Activities
Rowan Martindale, The University of Texas at Austin; Enrique Reyes, The University of Texas at Austin; Sabrina Ewald, The University of Texas at Austin
"Reef Survivor" is a board game that can be used as an active learning tool in a class or lab to promote understanding of Earth processes (Geology), Aquatic Sciences, and Marine Biology. The educational ...

Exploring Polar Science - 4-H Project Book part of Teaching Activities
Jason Cervenec, Ohio State University-Main Campus
This 4-H project book includes a series of eight activities, focused on polar science, that youth can complete with an parent or mentor. Each activity includes a hands-on component and options for communication. ...

Birthstones, Superstition, and the Scientific Method part of Teaching Activities
Michael DeAngelis, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
On the first day of class (generally before doing any other activity, including going over a syllabus), I ask the students in my 60 student lecture to stand up and divide themselves into groups based on the month ...