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Teachers
Teachers
Of all the accomplished scientists we've interviewed over the years, there's always one thing they have in common: a teacher who encouraged their curiosity in the natural world.
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Lesson Plan
Animating the Tree of LifeStudents will explore an animated "Tree of Life." They will record observations and questions about it and discuss them as a class. Create your own cartoon!
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Factsheet
Cambrian ExplosionThe Cambrian Explosion was a burst of animal evolution that occurred in the ocean about 540 million years ago.
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Reading
Cambrian Explosion: A BIG BANG in the Evolution of AnimalsFor most of Earth's early history, there simply was no fossil record. Only recently have we come to discover otherwise: Life is virtually as old as the planet itself, and even the most ancient sedimentary rocks have yielded fossilized remains of primitive forms of life.
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Teacher
Trish Finerty, Biology, MidMichigan College
“Students see the impacts of climate change firsthand as they collect data on water quality, conduct coral bleaching surveys, and observe the reef and its inhabitants.”
Trish Finerty, Biology, MidMichigan College
“Students see the impacts of climate change firsthand as they collect data on water quality, conduct coral bleaching surveys, and observe the reef and its inhabitants.”
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Blog
Pycnopodia, Sea star Wasting Disease Revisited
The culprit behind sea star wasting disease
Pycnopodia, Sea star Wasting Disease Revisited
The culprit behind sea star wasting disease
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Scientist
Andrew Kim
“Being in the kelp cathedral” was the closest to a spiritual experience that Andrew had ever had.
Andrew Kim
“Being in the kelp cathedral” was the closest to a spiritual experience that Andrew had ever had.
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