Life Science

Wondering how to teach natural selection in 3rd or 4th grade? Use these simple natural selection activities to explain variations in characteristics. Hands-on projects illustrate how frogs’ traits provide advantages…

Wondering how to teach NGSS 3-LS4-1? The standard asks third grade students to “analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the environments in which they lived long…

Wondering how to teach microscopes to your upper elementary students? Start with parts and functions. Then try a few simple labs. Your kids will love it! (more…)

Environment changes are sometimes caused by invasive species. In this project, kids take the role of ecosystem engineers. They read about problems and solutions involving three threatening organisms, analyze, and…

Looking for ways to teach inherited traits and acquired traits? Let kids analyze pictures of plant and animal parents and siblings. (more…)

Teaching how animals form groups to help members survive? Use reading passages to learn about groups. Then compare. (more…)

Wondering how to teach life cycles of plants and animals? Begin with the question, “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” Then ask kids to create timelines of different…