This week, students explore the incredible variety of life on Earth and how plants and animals connect in ecosystems. Through STEM-based, NGSS-aligned lessons, children (ages 4–10) learn about biodiversity, simple food chains, and helpful relationships like pollination.

Activities and worksheets guide them to see how every species — from bugs and birds to flowers and trees — plays a role in keeping nature balanced.

By the end of the week, learners can give examples of different animals in one habitat and explain connections such as “plants feed animals, and animals help plants.”

These lessons build empathy for all creatures and highlight why protecting biodiversity is key to conservation.