Cladograms and Dichotomous Keys

Smilus mutatus made an appearance while practicing writing scientific names 

How do cast fossils form?

Students took time to draw out the steps of making a cast fossil.

Finches for a day!

Tweezertweeter, spoonbill, or woodpicker?  Eating brass bugs, silver slugs, or rubber worms?

Students modeled natural selection by simulating the finches of the Galapagos Islands eating different types of food with the adaptations assigned. Who survived?