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In this yummy biology activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners participate in a demonstration of natural selection.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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This lesson plan revolves around studying the speciation of the Galápagos mockingbirds, which are on display at the California Academy of Sciences.

free Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Temperate Rain Forest Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into tree growth rates.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct models of plants that are adapted to living under specific environmental conditions.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (page 2 of PDF under GPS: Alligator Habitat Activity), learners will study the adaptations different fish species have developed to survive in their habitats.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners create their own bird species using arts and crafts materials. The bird call recordings are not online so the introduction activity can't be done, but everything else can.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, leaners will observe the process of natural selection on a population of birds called 'Springbeaks' over four seasons of breeding on an isolated environment called 'Clippy Island.' L

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this guided discussion activity, learners watch a video about Central Africa's Lower Congo River, one of the most biologically diverse rivers in the world.

free Ages 11 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity (page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: California Fish) is a full inquiry investigation into environmental adaptation.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity (page 5 of pdf), learners explore the relationships between the shape and structure of a shark's teeth and the food it eats, and then create their own shark tooth from clay.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners sort and count different colored plastic dinosaurs by various attributes including tail length, whether or not the dinosaurs have horns, etc.

free Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (p.5-6 of PDF), learners investigate natural selection. Learners discover that natural selection, which takes place over decades, can lead to altered populations within a species.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes