This lesson is an exploratory station activity to assist students in building a model of diffusion, as cellular transport.

Developing environmentally literate citizens is the primary goal of environmental science.  One of the four components of environmental literacy is "connecting to nature".  Culture plays a key role in the way individuals connect to their environment.  Understanding culture also supports the development of a culturally responsive classroom and helps students develop an understanding of environmental justice, another key concept of environmental science.  This lesson helps students explore their own culture and compare and contrast it with other cultures.

This lesson is an inquiry-based guide and assessment of a web-based interactive simulation which allows students to discover the patterns of Mendelian inheritance through a process of predictions, simulations, and conclusions.