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Unit 3: Evolutionary Change and Biodiversity

Dinosaur footprint fossil

How did dinosaurs leave fossils behind?

Hands-on Activities

Using a toy dinosaur and some plaster of Paris, learn how dinosaur footprints could become fossils.

fancy guppies

Guppies, Guppies Everywhere!

STEM Explained

How do different populations adapt to their environment? Let’s explore this concept through guppy speciation.

How big were dinosaurs?

How big were dinosaurs?

Hands-on Activities

Some dinosaurs were very big! Compare the sizes of different dinosaurs to the sizes of familiar objects you see in your community.

a boy looks at a hamburger

Do You Know What's On Your Plate?

STEM Explained

In 2013, many Europeans learned their beef lasagnas were actually made of horse meat. Learn about food fraud, and how a Canadian invention can help detect it.

Kitten

Animals: Babies and Adults

Picture Collections

20 images of animal pairs such as polar bears, turtle, dogs and birds in their juvenile and adult stages of life

Jordan Mallon

Jordan Mallon

Career Profiles

Research Scientist in Palaeobiology

Jordan Mallon is a research scientist in palaeobiology for the Canadian Museum of Nature.
Ella Harvey | gestionnaire de données chez OLD (Barcode of Life Data System).

Ella Harvey

Career Profiles

Data Manager

Ella Harvey is a data manager at BOLD (Barcode of Life Data System).
Professeur de biologie des organismes et évolutionniste, Université Harvard

Gonzalo Giribet

Career Profiles

Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Gonzalo Giribet is a professor of organismic and evolutionary biology at Harvard University.
Bronwyn Azar | Géoscientifique spécialiste du précambrien

Bronwyn Azar

Career Profiles

Precambrian Geoscientist