Migration Sensation Wonder why birds fly south for the winter and how you can help along the way? Never fear, Migration Sensation is here! Learn about migration, ways to help birds, and how to make a migration rest stop with the Ketterson Lab! Meet Dr. Ketterson Ellen Ketterson
IU Greenhouse
Tour the Greenhouse Home to nearly 800 species of plants from around the world, the Greenhouse is also a working research facility. Meet the Century Plant Fun facts about the Century Plant… bats, sugar, and thread!
The Wild Journey of a Bacterial Cell
A Microbial Story Follow a bacterial cell as it alters its physiology to survive diverse environments and encounters with strange and sometimes dangerous microbes. Logarithmic Scale Worksheet Extra Credit
Biology Coloring Pages
Materials Checklist Printed Coloring PagesCrayons, colored pencils etc. Animal Cell Darwin's Finches Wear a Mask Photosynthesis Created by Service Through ART Students
Honey Bee Development
Bee Development This video contains a description of the development of a honey bee. Grafting Larvae This video features a short excerpt from a day in the life of a bee researcher. Once we remove a frame of brood from a hive box, we use a plastic tool to scoop individual
Plants Get Sick Too
Introduction Just like you and me, plants can get sick too when they become infected with a pathogen. Out in nature, there are a variety of different bacteria, fungi, viruses, and nematodes that infect plants. Some of these pathogens live deep within the soil and infect the roots while others
You’ve Got a Friend in Me: Plants and Their Microbial Partners
Microbes: Friends or Foes? Plant seeds harbor microbes on the surface of their seeds. Find out how these microbes either help or hurt plants. What Do Microbes Do For Plant Growth? Protocols Materials Checklist At Least 6 Seeds of One Type (seeds can be from fresh
The Secret Language of Mice: How Does Isolation Change Communication?
Mice: model organisms Did you know that researching mice can teach us about our own bodies and behavior? Although we don’t look alike, mice and humans have a lot in common biologically. Humans and mice share how we develop, all major organ systems, and about 95% of our genes, the genetic
The Secret Language of Mice: How a Mouse Hears High Frequencies
The Secret Language of Mice: Introduction
How do mice hear such high frequencies, how do they respond to different kinds of signals, how does social isolation affect communication?
The Secret Language of Mice: Choose your own Adventure
Choose your own Mouse Communication Adventure Coloring Pages Look for the page that matched your Communication Adventure ending! Materials Checklist Printed coloring pagesCrayons or other coloring medium Mouse Vocalizations Mouse Love Mouse Friendship Mouse Conflict
Friends Come in All Sizes
Meet Nema the nematode and her friends the bacteria Did you know that all animals depend on bacteria to develop and thrive? Read and color in this short story to learn about the mutually beneficial relationship between small, soil-dwelling worms and their bacterial partners. Download the flat
Flow Cytometry
What is flow cytometry? Flow cytometry is a laser-based technology that characterizes cells based on different cell features. These features include size, complexity (how much “stuff” is inside the cell, and how smooth or rough the cell surface is), and most often fluorescence – light that
Illuminating Science: Quorum Sensing
Can bacteria talk? A graduate student from the van Kessel lab at IU talks about how bacteria communicate with each other to accomplish group behaviors. This process is called quorum sensing! Quorum Sensing Activities Extra Credit Read more background information
Meet Little John the Tortoise
Learn all about Little John and wild sulcata tortoises!
Brood X: Back to Bloomington in 2021
Microbiology Coloring Pages
Materials Checklist Printed Coloring PagesCrayons, colored pencils etc. Honey Bee Coloring Page Alphavirus Coloring Page Bacteria Coloring Page Microscope Coloring Page
Bacterial Viruses
Viruses that make bacteria sick Did you know that all living things on earth can be infected by viruses? Covid-19 is caused by a virus that now infects humans. There are many viruses in the world, and they infect all living things: animals, plants, fungi, and even microorganisms such as
Bloomington Urban Woodlands Project
Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services Label the Organisms Materials Checklist Printed coloring pageCrayons or other coloring medium Now Test Your Understanding!
Restoring Biodiversity with the BUWP
Restoring Biodiversity Biodiversity Quiz
Exploring Behavior with Our Feathered Friends – Part 1
Materials Checklist • Pen or pencil Exploring behavior through the eyes of a bird Let’s learn to observe, wonder about, and measure behavior like a real-life behavioral biologist. We’ll do this using videos of a bird that spends every spring right here in Bloomington – the fabulous
Exploring Behavior with Our Feathered Friends – Part 2
Before you Begin Make sure you complete Exploring Behavior with Our Feathered Friends Part 1 before continuing! Materials Checklist • Pen or pencil How exactly do we measure a bird's aggressiveness? Research in the Rosvall Lab has shown that more aggressive tree swallows -
Coloring Our Feathered Friends
Coloring Pages What does it take to be a successful tree swallow? Color in these pictures of tree swallows doing what they do best: competing for nest sites, fending off intruders, and taking care of their chicks. Extra Credit
Indiana Bird Field Guide
Materials Checklist Printed Field GuideStapler Assemble your Guide Print double-sided so that the pages flip on the short edge Layer pages together and fold all together along the center line between pages 11 and 12 Staple along fold to secure the pages together If you
Ectopic Eyes on Fruit Flies
How does a cell decide to be an eye? Ever wondered how development works? Ever wondered how a cell determines what kind of cell it will be? In this video Allie explains this using the fruit fly and generation of ectopic eyes as a tool. Color By Number Materials