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Discovering Rainforest Locations
California Academy of SciencesAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners will examine various world data maps to combine the information and predict which areas could be tropical rainforests. This will help learners discover how living and non...
Coral Snapshots: Biodiversity in Marine Protected Areas
Bridge: Online Ocean Science Education Resource CenterAdd to list DetailsIn this data activity, learners analyze data from coral reef snapshots taken by scientists at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Learners chart data on an excel spreadsheet while recognizing...
Measuring Biodiversity
Berkeley Natural History MuseumsAdd to list DetailsLearners use a variety of beans to represent a variety of species, and scatter these beans over a large piece of paper representing the environment. They then use random sampling methods to catalog...
Describing Oak Leaves
American Museum of Natural HistoryAdd to list DetailsLearners work in teams to investigate how scientists use physical characteristics to classify living things. First, learners examine drawings of a variety of leaves from different species of oak...
Rock Cycle Roundabout
California Academy of SciencesAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners will learn how igneous rock, metamorphic rock, and sedimentary rock are formed as part of the rock cycle and that the same forces that produce/change rocks also produce...
Cool Tool
University of Nebraska State MuseumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity (on pages 10-17), learners discover how scientists study biodiversity and the health of the environment based on inspection of small areas—a process known as sampling. Learners...
Plankton Races
Centers for Ocean Sciences Education ExcellenceAdd to list DetailsIn this two-part activity, learners investigate buoyancy, density and surface area as well as biodiversity and the relationship between the structure and function of organisms. In part one,...
Invent an Insect
California Academy of SciencesAdd to list DetailsIn this creative activity, learners will find out what makes an insect an insect by studying examples of insect adaptations and by examining why there are so many different types of insects....
The Blindfolded Walk
American Museum of Natural HistoryAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners work in teams to study the observation skills essential to scientific research. Learners work in groups and lead one blindfolded member of the group to a tree and other...
Plants Count
Twin Cities Public TelevisionAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners put on their naturalist hats and explore the world around them. This activity challenges learners to take a close look at local habitats, determine if area animals have...