Virtual SUTS! Super Humankind: How humans have adapted to thrive all over the world
Welcome to the first ever Science Under the Virtual Stars! We will be exploring human adaptation to extreme environments this month. Enjoy the kids (of all ages) activities, virtual natural history tour of Brackenridge Field Laboratory, and the lecture on Super Humankind! A Zoom link to the live Q&A with the speaker, Christina Balentine, will be posted next week. This live Q&A will be held on October 8th at 7:00 pm CDT (UTC -5).
Activity 1 (hands-on): Can you adapt? (To print or fill out on your computer, click File > Download > Microsoft Word (.docx) or PDF Document (.pdf))
Activity 2 (hands-on): Feeling peckish! (To print or fill out on your computer, click File > Download > Microsoft Word (.docx) or PDF Document (.pdf))
Activity 3 (online): Skin color adaptation
Coloring book: Adventures in Archaeological Science (multiple languages available)
Tour of Brackenridge Field Laboratory (13 min)
The lecture! Super Humankind: How humans have adapted to thrive all over the world (31 min). Please fill out this form with your questions for the live Q&A on October 8th at 7:00 pm CDT (UTC -5)!
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Thank you for the presentations and activities. Can eye color be explain through evaluation ? (Alexa 8 years old)
Hi Alexa! Yes, eye color can be explained through evolution. I answered this question in the recording of the Q&A session (just posted) around the 25:30 mark. Thanks for asking such a great question! ~Christina