Phenotypic Plasticity: Coping with Climate Change
Phenotypic Plasticity: Coping with Climate Change Overview As a high school or undergraduate Biological Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to teach about phenotypic plasticity in living organisms, as a response to environmental fluctuations. This lesson plan allows students to understand the concept of phenotypic plasticity and to differentiate between acclimation […]
Metabolic Rate and Climate Change
Metabolic Rate and Climate Change Overview As a high school or undergraduate Biological Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to teach about metabolism in living organisms, metabolic rate and factors affecting metabolic rate including the impact of increasing global temperatures due to climate change. This lesson plan will enable students to […]
Insect Behavior and Climate Change
Insect Behavior and Climate Change Overview As a high school or undergraduate Biological Sciences teacher, you can use these set of computer-based tools to help you in teaching about insects, insect biodiversity and the impact of climate change on insects and insect behavior. The lesson plan allows students to study about insects and the role […]
Photosynthetic Pathways and Physiological Responses to Climate Change
Photosynthetic Pathways and Physiological Responses to Climate Change Overview As an undergraduate Biological Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to teach about differences in photosynthesis in different types of plants (C3, C4 and CAM) and how they are affected by climate change: which is more resilient or less resilient. You can […]
Demography and Pandemics in a Warming World
Demography, and Pandemics in a Warming World Overview As an Undergraduate Social Sciences or Biological Sciences teacher, you can use this lesson plan to teach your students about demography, population trends, urbanization, and the role of demographics in the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and the increased risk of pandemics due to climate […]
Insect Pollination in a Warming World
Insect Pollination in a Warming World Overview As a high school or introductory undergraduate Biological Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to teach about insect pollination and the impact of climate change on pollinators, pollinator systems and food security. This lesson plan will allow you to teach about insect pollination and […]
Climate Change and Risks of New Pandemics
Climate Change and Risks of New Pandemics Overview As an Undergraduate Biological Sciences or Environmental Sciences teacher, you can use this lesson plan to teach your students about zoonosis, the increased risk of inter-species virus spillover due to climate change, infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and their modes of transmission. In this lesson plan, students […]
Gene Editing using CRISPR
Gene Editing using CRISPR Overview As a high school or undergraduate Biological Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to teach about CRISPR: Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, a new gene editing technology that could enable certain species to adapt to the impacts of climate change. This lesson plan includes resources […]
Evolutionary Adaptations to Climate Change
Evolutionary Adaptations to Climate Change Overview As a high school or undergraduate Biological Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer-based tools to teach about evolutionary adaptations in animals due to climate change Evolutionary Adaptation is the morphological or physiological adjustment of organisms to their environment to improve their chances of survival. With climate […]
Pond Ecosystems and Climate Change
Pond Ecosystems and Climate Change Overview As an Undergraduate Biological Sciences teacher, you can use this set of computer based tools to enable students to develop a comprehensive understanding about the structure and function of an ecosystem, with a focus on hydrological ecosystem, and biotic and abiotic components of the ecosystem. You can do this […]