Fourth graders examine the effects of humans on the environment. In this Social Studies lesson, 4th graders analyze human changes to the environment. Students explore the actions and effects at a community level.

Learners explore limu. In this cross curiculum botany and art project, students view a limu-picking film and then collect several species of limu. Learners follow a sequence of instructions using limu, card stock and wax paper to create...

Study biological diversity by analyzing given data, and make inferences about the possible effects of oil drilling operations on specific benthic communities. This lesson allows students to use their statistical analysis skills asweel as...

Students practice techniques of field observation and data-gathering while studying local bird population, describe ecosystem as complex combination of elements, which can affect or be affected by each other, and determine effects of...

Students work in collaborative teams with specific roles, use the Internet to research the behavior and ecology of pikas, make predictions about survival rates of pikas in different habitats and organize their data in graphs.

Fourth graders recognize the importance of the physical geography on a community.  In this commodities lesson, 4th graders graph the five most important commodities of Utah.  Students understand why these commodities are so...

Second graders complete a variety of activities surrounding a unit on China and Chinese culture.

In this science worksheet, students use the diatoms present in water in order to test water quality and perform data collection and interpretation.

Students study different breeds of dogs. They watch a video, "Extraordinary Dogs", about special dogs and how they are categorized according to their adaptations. Then they create a digital video that demonstrates the qualities of dogs...

Students examine biological diversity and see how it relates to the concepts of variety and relative abundance.  In this investigative lesson students view a video on biodiversity and complete an activity. 

Students investigate the pros and cons of genetic engineering. They watch a short Bill Moyers video, conduct Internet research, create a poster, participate in a pro/con debate, and write an essay expressing their personal feelings on...

Youngsters create a list of grocery store items and then work together to categorize them as if they were setting up the shelves of the market. Then they are given a box of miscellaneous objects to practice categorizing. With these two...

Students match certain animals with a possible fate that could happen to them from a provided list in order to discover the threats to biodiversity and the role humans play. They also discover the importance of biodiversity and what we...

Students study the effects of deforestation. In this environmental lesson, students view a PowerPoint slideshow about the importance of trees. Students read The Lorax and discuss what the characters represent in our society.

Students study droughts and how they affect communities and coastal ecosystems.  In this ecosystems lesson students use data to examine drought conditions in certain areas. 

Students develop classification scheme that meets the established rules of the Linnaean system. They write one page essay on classification choices.

Learners devise and conduct a survey at their school to discover what the students like to do in forests. They then plot the results in a line-graph. Learners research the various things threatening forest life.

Eighth graders identify various types of symbiotic relationships. In this ecology lesson, 8th graders predict whether certain organisms can form symbiosis with other organisms. They discuss and defend their reasoning.

In this learning module, students will look at the state of forest biodiversity in Maine, and what conditions lead to greater species diversity of trees. They will use geographic data from different regions of Maine to compare forest...

This site from the American Institute of Biological Sciences contains articles on a wide array of issues related to species diversity and extinction. Many articles available in Spanish.

An online course with interactive activities and learning exercises give students the opportunity to look at the tree of life and to determine how and why scientists believe each domain, species, and everything in between have such...

Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over ecological biodiversity, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.

In this biology field lab, students will collect insects from two different habitats and use them to quantify the biodiversity of each habitat.

University of California site showcases how different types of organisms exist on the Earth and the history of life.