Biodiversity Station Lab - MS

This modular, student-led activity will keep your middle school students engaged while exploring biodiversity and its importance in ecosystems. With everything included, you’ll save a ton of prep time while empowering your students to take charge of their own learning.

In this interactive lab, students will identify and compare the characteristics of biodiversity, building an understanding of how diversity supports ecosystems. Perfect for in-class or virtual learning, this lesson makes life science both meaningful and accessible.

Texas Teachers: This station lab aligns with the 2017 TEKS (not updated for the 2021 TEKS).

Differentiated, Modular, and Student-Centered

Each station lab includes eight core activities plus a bonus challenge station for early finishers. Teachers facilitate while students investigate independently or in small groups, creating a student-centered learning environment.

All signage, resources, and task cards are included. The Explore It! station may require a few simple classroom supplies you already have available.

The Stations

Input Stations – Build Understanding

• Explore It! – Hands-on demo or digital drag-and-drop activity in PowerPoint/Google Slides

• Read It! – Differentiated passages (English & Spanish) with vocabulary and comprehension questions

• Research It! – Website-based tasks with visuals and guiding prompts

• Watch It! – Short video with reflection questions

Output Stations – Show Understanding

• Organize It! – Printable or digital card sorts/manipulatives

• Illustrate It! – Student-created sketches or diagrams representing biodiversity

• Write It! – Open-ended short-answer prompts

• Assess It! – Task cards + a vocabulary-in-context writing activity

Bonus Station – Challenge It!
Fun enrichment tasks like crosswords, games, and mini-projects for advanced learners and early finishers

Virtual & In-Class Flexibility

This station lab is fully compatible with Google Slides and PowerPoint, making it easy to use in both traditional classrooms and digital environments.

Why Teachers Love It

• Differentiated for diverse learners

• Multimodal activities that keep students engaged

• Flexible for both print and digital instruction

• Minimal prep required

This resource is also included in the Biodiversity 5E Lesson Plan, which expands into editable presentations, interactive notebooks, student-choice projects, assessments, and more.

This is a finished product; it will be updated with formatting or corrections as needed. Future improvements and new features will be sold as a separate product.