University of California Museum of Paleontology

In this simulation of natural selection, learners use binder clips in three different sizes to represent the diversity of beak sizes in a bird population.

In this multi-station lab, learners conduct a series of experiments to explore the processes and effects of weathering and erosion.

Learners imagine they are paleontologists in Florida, where they find (remove from envelope) paper "fossils" of some unknown creature, only a few at a time.

Learners investigate a pre-constructed mystery tube to determine its interior mechanism.

Learners turn over a random selection of cards from a larger set. From the words revealed, they try to determine the sentence represented on the larger set of cards.

Learners explore the physical properties of a variety of balls and how they bounce.

In this lesson, learners are challenged to discover the relationship among six numbers.

Learners manipulate opaque, sealed boxes and attempt to determine their interior structures. Each box contains a moving ball and one or more fixed barriers.

Learners observe and record what happens when they manipulate bottles containing a liquid (water or corn syrup) and one or more objects (screw, nail, paper clip).

Learners conduct an experiment to determine the rate at which two materials, sand and water, heat up and cool down.