Investigate and Discover

The Butterfly Effect

How can researchers use genetic tools like CRISPR-Cas9 to determine genes’ functions? In these new activities, which can be paired with our award-winning CRISPR Click & Learn, students see how scientists “repaint” butterflies’ wings using CRISPR and analyze a scientific paper in which researchers inactivated a specific butterfly gene to determine its function

Buffalo Boom

How can a vaccination program in cattle lead to a population boom in buffalo and wildebeest? In this new Scientists at Work video, see how researchers determined that the eradication of a viral disease in domestic animals caused a population increase in some Serengeti herbivores.

The Art of Hiding

Ew, what is that? This small moth is excellent at pretending to be something it is not. In this new Phenomenal Image activity, students explore how the moth’s coloration serves as a form of mimicry, as well as other examples of mimicry from our resources.

CSI: Biology

See the science behind CSI with this new activity, which accompanies our I Contain Multitudes: Solving Crimes with the Necrobiome video and guides students through how investigators use the decomposition of a cadaver at a crime scene to determine the likely time of death.

Flexible Formats

We're making a growing collection of our student-facing documents available as Google Docs, so that educators can copy, modify, and upload them more easily on a variety of platforms. Links to Google Docs versions of selected handouts, in English and Spanish when available, can be found in the “Materials” sidebar of certain classroom resource webpages under “Resource Google Folder.”

Exploring Ecosystems

Video activities can be easily translated into dynamic online learning activities. In this Educator Voices article, Melissa Haswell details a two-week series of video activities for an ecology unit that she's used in both in-person and online classes.

If you use BioInteractive resources as part of your courses, we want to hear from you! Email us at outreach@hhmi.org with questions or tips about using our resources with your classes.