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Colorful wings send messages: Why are butterfly wings colorful?
15 Apr 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Melissa Kjelvik1, Adriana D. Briscoe2
1. Michigan State University 2. University of California, Irvine
Red postman butterflies live in tropical rainforests and have a mix of red, yellow, and black on their wings. These bright colors may warn predators or attract mates. Explore whether color alone or...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4713/?v=1
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6-021-AcornsRodentsSnakes-ModelingScenario
08 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Brian Winkel
SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations
Students are given the opportunity to build a three tropic level model in which snakes eat rodents, rodents eat acorns, and acorns grow and occasionally mast.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3023/?v=1
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Search for the Missing Sea Otters
12 Nov 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Mary Allen1, Mark L. Kuhlmann1
Hartwick College
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science- using a progressive disclosure format, this case study teaches students how to apply ecological principles to a real-life ecological problem.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/926/?v=1