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
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
“What is a Material?” Coloring Book
Motor Neurons Part 2 – Electric Fish Demonstration
Motor Neurons in Electric Fish We typically think that the job of motor neurons is to transmit information from our brain to our body to help us move around and interact with the world. Interestingly, some species of animals also have specialized motor neurons that can help them interact with the
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Coloring Pages
Materials Checklist Printed coloring pagesCrayons or other coloring medium Diabloceratops Volcano Earth's Composition Mountain Stream, Taiwan Tornado