In this video, Aidan presents a science experiment on Natural Selection.

Camouflage is a defense mechanism some animals are able to use to protect themselves from predators. In this experiment you'll get to create your own fun camouflage game.

Students randomly select jelly beans (or other candy) that represent genes for several human traits such as tongue-rolling ability and eye color. Then, working in pairs, students randomly choose new pairs of jelly beans from those corresponding to their own genotypes. The new pairs are placed on toothpicks to represent the chromosomes of the couple's offspring. Finally, students compare genotypes and phenotypes of parents and offspring for all the pairs in the class. In particular, they look for cases in which parents and offspring share the exact same genotype and/or phenotype, and consider how the results would differ if they repeated the simulation using more than four traits. View the full activity on TeachEngineering: https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/duk_genetics_mary_act TeachEngineering has over 1,500 FREE lessons and activities. Visit https://www.teachengineering.org/ for more! Music: Cold Funk Funkorama

Students use various grabbing tools to simulate the different beak types in Darwin's finches.

Have you ever wondered how predators, like wolves, lions, and hawks, are able to find their prey? And what can an animal do to stay off of a hunter's menu? To survive, some animals have developed specific camouflage tactics to fool their predators. One strategy some animals use is to look very similar to other animals that are poisonous or that the predator doesn't like to eat. This camouflage tactic is called mimicry. In this activity, you will find out how effective mimicry is by becoming a hungry predator and hunting for M&M's candies! Written instructions are available on our website at https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/candy-camouflage?ytid=tP-LgiwMYok&ytsrc=description Science Buddies also hosts a library of instructions for over 1,500 other hands-on science projects, lesson plans, and fun activities for K-12 parents, students, and teachers! Visit us at https://www.sciencebuddies.org/?ytid=tP-LgiwMYok&ytsrc=description to learn more. #STEM #sciencebuddies #camouflage #mimicry #naturalselection ******************************* Connect with Science Buddies: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ScienceBuddies FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ScienceBuddies INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/scibuddy PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/sciencebuddies

One round of the "Battle of the Beaks Lab" that demonstrates the adaptations that Darwin observed in the Galapagos finches.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcMe3GbKAAuMguyq376ONmw?sub_confirmation=1 Beaks of the Finches Lab for NYS Regents Living Environment Review, Walkthrough or Virtual Lab.