Notes

Read and select facilitation questions as
appropriate to meet
your
students’
needs.

Phase

Instructional
Grouping

Materials

Engage

Whole group

• Engage:
Environmental
Changes

Explore

Small
groups

• Explore:
Survival
Stations
• Explore:
Survival
Stations Lab Cards
• 6 types
of
dried beans (choose a variety
of
colors
and sizes)
• Small
containers or
resealable
plastic bags
• Tape • Flat disposable grill
pan with holes
or similar
container tray with holes
• 3 flat
trays
• Light-colored cloth or
surface
• Dark-colored cloth or
surface
• 3–4 disposable spoon straws • 3
timers
• Red,
yellow,
and green
color
pencils

Explain

Whole group

Small
groups
or
student
pairs

• Completed Explore:
Survival
Stations
• Explain:
Venn Folded Model
• Scissors

Elaborate

Small
groups

• Elaborate:
Traits
in Subsequent
Populations
• Elaborate:
Long-Term
Environmental
Changes
• 6 types
of
dried beans
(choose a variety of
colors
and sizes)
• Small
containers
or
resealable
plastic bags
• Tape • Patterned
cloth
or
surface per
group
• 2–3 pairs
of
laboratory
tongs
or
kitchen tongs
with
scissor-style handle
• Flat
tray
per
group
• Timer per group • Red,
yellow,
and green
color
pencils

Teacher-led
student
group

Evaluate

Individual

• Evaluate:
Who’s a Survivor?
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