Young scholars develop an understanding of natural selection, specifically, how it unfolds from generation to generation. They work in small groups to perform an experiment using beans. They use a worksheet imbedded in this plan to guide...

Students create a collection of pressed plants. In this plant instructional activity, students use newspaper, plywood, and a rubberband to press plants they previously collected.

Middle schoolers construct three-dimensional solar system mobiles.

Pupils, through small group discussion, identify and share a rationale for shapes and patterns in the construction of a mobile that represents the solar system that makes them think of the creation of our solar system.