Eighth graders gather data from beach sediment samples from the Hawaiian Islands and from Isle Royale, MI to determine what these samples can tell about the origins of these land masses. They study the geography of the two islands and...

Students demonstrate their knowledge in using latitude and longitude measurements to find locations on a map, especially places in Hawaii.

Eighth graders list the steps of Darwin's natural selection. They demonstrate the process of natural selection in a predation activity. Students create paper origami frogs to race across the floor and analyze the differences in the...