Classroom Explorations
- Observation
- Traits of life
Hones observation and critical thinking skills through analysis of video clips of cells and organisms.
- Microscopy
- Math in science
Uses images and a scale bar to provide experience calculating the size of microscopic specimens.
- Cell biology
- Math in science
Develops principles of plant cell structure, function, and size with videos and still images.
Presents model organisms and information about research in which these organisms are used.
Presents genetic terminology and fruit fly genetics by comparing wild-type and mutant flies.
- Genetics
- Inheritance patterns
Uses fly cutouts and Punnett squares as tools for predicting the products of genetic crosses.
- Physiology (heart)
- Genetics
Compares human and zebrafish hearts and shows how mutant zebrafish help unlock mysteries of human physiology.
- Developmental biology
- Mitosis
Uses videos and still images to show how a baby zebrafish develops from a single cell.
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