Students will engage with community partners, including a guest speaker from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, and participate in virtual museum tours to deeply understand biodiversity, genetics, and ecosystem dynamics, focusing on user needs and challenges to inform their subsequent project phases.

Students will analyze data collected during their empathy work to articulate a clear problem statement focused on biodiversity loss, followed by crafting detailed draft explanations using mathematical representations to refine understanding and explore impact factors, preparing for innovative solution development in the next phase.

Students will brainstorm diverse ideas and solutions for interactive exhibits based on genetics, species, or ecosystem diversity to creatively address biodiversity challenges and prepare for prototyping, guided by insights from museum virtual tours, expert contributions, and previous reflections.

Students will develop low-fidelity prototypes of interactive exhibits by creating models, games, or activities that demonstrate their chosen aspect of biodiversity, incorporating teacher and peer feedback for iterative refinement before testing with elementary school audiences.

Students will test their interactive exhibit prototypes with elementary students, gather feedback, and iterate on designs to refine communication and comprehension of biodiversity concepts before final exhibition.