MS-LS1-5

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

  1. Animals

    Glow kitties

    Cats light up when an experiment is successful.

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  2. Genetics

    What’s on your genes?

    Tiny genetic switches create big differences.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Gut Instinct

    New mouse study reveals a connection between intestinal bacteria and behavior.

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  4. Climate

    Arctic algae show climate change

    Sediment from Arctic lakes shows that much of the Northern Hemisphere has been warming for many decades.

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  5. Earth

    Ancient heights

    Leaf fossils can help track the rise and fall of mountain ranges.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Building a food pyramid

    Experts are trying to work out new rules on which foods to eat and which ones to avoid.

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  7. Fossils

    A really big (but extinct) rodent

    A rodent about the size of a bison once roamed the riverbanks of ancient Venezuela.

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