A Lab on Population Genetics and Evolution: A physical Model and Computer Simulation
This laboratory exercise features a physical and computer simulation of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

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A Simulated Pollination Exercise
It is generally not clear from general biology texts, or from popular videos on the subject,why certain flowers require a very specific animal to carry its pollen from one plant to another. This exer...

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A Web-Based Study of Darwin’s Finches
This is a Web-based laboratory exercise based on the research of Peter and Rosemary Grant with the finches on Daphne Major in the Galápagos Islands. A portion of the Grants’ database forms a computer...

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Adaptation to an Abrupt Environmental Change
Spreadsheets can be a fun, cheap and useful way to encourage students to explore evolutionary and ecological topics. Creative students can use spreadsheets as a blank artist’s canvas to create simul...

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Allometry in Biological Systems
This is a laboratory exercise appropriate for sophomore level students. No prior math is required, and lab exercise can be adapted if computer facilities are available.

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Allometry: Size and its consequences or…Why aren’t there 20 foot tall ants?
Evolution has resulted in changes in the sizes and forms of organisms. Everything about the biology of an animal, including its physiology, anatomy, and ecology, is influenced by its body size. Freque...

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An Evolutionary Approach to Teaching about Ferns in a Plant Kingdom Course
This exercise should be used to have students form their own classification of ferns by observing a variety of structural modifications in several ferns. The activity will give the students an unders...

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An Introduction to Population Genetics
The evolution of populations is examined by simulations over 5 to 10 generations. Students use playing cards to simulate random mating, and then modify the mating to illustrate more natural conditions...

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An Investigative Look at the Biology of Invertebrates
Many introductory laboratories on invertebrate biology focus on a broad spectrum of phyla. Frequently, students examine preserved specimens and are only passively involved with the material. Here we ...

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Antigen-Antibody Interaction: using the Ouchterlony method to support taxonomic relationships
This experiment is designed to illustrate antigen-antibody interaction and can be applied to the study of evolution. The Ouchterlony method is a double diffusion system in an agar medium. A precipit...

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