Educators will learn how to adapt their lessons to incorporate simulated experiences that are similar to or completely different from the real world. Educators will explore strategies for bringing learning into a digital 360-degree world.

Approximate time to complete this course is 4 hours. A micro-credential is available from Digital Promise upon completion.

Examine how Emma's surprising views on marriage reflect the limited opportunities for women in Regency England, in this excerpt from the 2009 Masterpiece adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma. In this scene, Harriet is shocked to hear Emma proclaim, "...I have very little intention of marrying at all." For a woman in Regency England this is an almost radical proclamation. This resource is part of the Masterpiece Collection. [1:05]

Giraffe's have many physical adaptations. This site provides a worksheet and asks students to connect the physical adaptation description to the correct place on the worksheet.

In this article, the author identifies science content standards for grades K-5 from the national standards that are aligned with the third essential principle of the climate sciences--life on Earth depends on, is shaped by, and affects climate. In addition she reviews misconceptions commonly held by children about adaptations and natural selection. The free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle is structured around the seven essential principles of the climate sciences and explores a different principle each issue.

These pages are part of a site called "Evolution," that accompanies a textbook by the same name. Mark Ridley is the author, and in this section he discusses the evidence for evolution.

This pathway explores the concepts of natural selection and evolution of populations. Stories from scientists sharing their perspective on this topic and their research are embedded throughout the pathway.

This video segment from Evolution: "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" illustrates the remarkable camouflage of a praying mantis against its leafy backdrop. [0:57]

Introduction to the characteristics found in different animals and using the book: Feathers and hair, what animals wearAuthor:Jennifer Ward; Jing Jing Tsong

This video segment from NatureScene features the area of the Congaree Swamp where the high ground and the flood plain meet. Learn how a few feet of difference in elevation on a floodplain can yield drastic changes in what youŰ__Ű__ŒŒÇll find living there.

This video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW shows how the common wood frog freezes solid every winter, an adaptation that allows the organism to survive the cold winter.

This video segment from Outdoor Nevada looks at the Gila monster's behavior, habitat, and unique adaptive characteristics.

Teachers can download this teaching package that discusses insects and insect adaptations. Students will enjoy the hands-on activities described in the lessons. Teachers will appreciate the student handouts provided, as well as the list of resources.

In the Caribbean Islands, adaptation to several common habitats has led to a large adaptive radiation with interesting examples of convergent evolution. [17:45]

In this video from Outdoor Nevada, learn about the habitat, diet, and defense mechanisms of horned lizards.

This inquiry lab activity involves students working to observe and describe to how worms will interact/adapt with their environment.

In this video segment adapted from the National Film Board of Canada, learn how the Inuit people have used their traditional knowledge to understand and adapt to changes in their Arctic environment, particularly when hunting and navigating the landscape.

Join Ike when he travels in the Arctic to learn about how animals adapt to cold environments.

Students use an inquiry approach to describe the major biomes of Minnesota before taking a look at adaptations that make organisms successful in their environments.

This is a lesson designed by a biology teacher. In it, students use maps and evidence of island age, molecular genetics, morphology, and distance apart to determine how the islands came to be occupied by different species of lizards. It will take some time and requires extensive background knowledge.

In this scene from the 2007 Masterpiece film of Jane Eyre, Jane is walking alone on the moors. The mood is tranquil, yet there is a hint of foreboding. Suddenly, Jane's quiet contemplation of nature is crosscut with the image and sound of a horse galloping thunderously. The music changes, and we know something dangerous is about to happen. Out of the mist comes a riding figure. Before Jane can move out of the way, the horse rears up. We see the horse on the ground, and the man yells at a dog, "Quiet, Pilot. Dammit!" Jane asks, "Are you injured, sir?" The man replies harshly, "Get away from me. Witch. (You've) done enough damage." Jane identifies herself, but Mr. Rochester does not. Leaning on Jane for support, he gets back on his horse, groaning. "That's what happens when you bewitch a man's horse, Miss Eyre," he says, "a lot of pain and cursing." Jane, although shaken by the incident, corrects him: "I did not bewitch your horse, sir." When he orders her home, she says, with a tiny bit of defiance in her voice, that first she will finish her errand. [2:34] Teaching materials are included.