Category Archives: Biodiversity

Students conduct this simple investigation with familiar materials to get in the groove of looking carefully for something, making a claim that they found it or did not find it, and supporting that claim with solid, bullet proof evidence. Students plan and carry out a short, sweet investigation to determine whether or not a “species” is in …

Students take a Google Earth Diversity Trip to engage with the idea of biodiversity in their local watershed. Google Earth is a free online resource that lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery and maps. Using this tool, students become more familiar with the boundaries, features, and orientation of their own watershed within …

Students work together to come up with their own working definition of diversity and biodiversity that everyone understands and can use effectively. This definition will lay the conceptual groundwork for students’ investigation of biodiversity in a local ecosystem through the Biodiversity Watershed Experience.

Pair up Bill Nye the Science Guy and Jenga to kick off the Biodiversity Watershed Experience. This activity engages students with the concept of biodiversity, and underscores the importance of maintaining healthy, diverse ecosystems. Students remove native species from an ecosystem, and add non-native or invasive species. They see and understand how these actions may …