If the events of the past eight months have shown us anything, it is that really great, easy-to-use, virtual resources are needed to ensure continuity in student learning. This last semester, teachers faced enormous struggles trying to get in all of the content they needed to cover while shifting from in-person to online learning. One of the largest difficulties with this change was finding alternative lab activities that cover the material that would otherwise be covered in class. Thanks to the internet and some very creative people, there are a plethora of virtual labs out there that can be used while the students are stuck at home.
One such lab activity is called Jumping Spider Dances: Sexual Selection. It is put out by the University of Arizona and takes the students through a simulation of sexual selection using jumping spiders as a model. The activity starts with a review...
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