Celebrate students' work and assess their understanding of biodiversity. Consider the words of Willard Whitson, of the Museum's Exhibition Department: "Everything should have a reason for being in the exhibit, and for being where it is and how big it is. Everything should.…relate to the big idea." In designing, installing, and hosting an exhibit, students will not only apply what they have learned about biodiversity in the field, they will also think critically about this knowledge and how they are teaching others about what they have learned. This kind of critical thinking provides a truly meaningful final assessment for your students' study of plants and/or arthropods and biodiversity. Resources include extensive opportunities for the design of evaluations, as well as for self-assessment.

		Installation and Evaluation of a Classroom Exhibit on Biodiversity Curriculum Materials for grades 6 through 10 You think your biodiversity exhibit was a success, but how can you know that for sure? Learn how to evaluate your work with audience surveys and other tools.
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		Installation and Evaluation of a Classroom Exhibit on Biodiversity, Abridged Curriculum Materials for grades 6 through 10 Even after an exhibit is installed, there's still work to be done. Now's the time for evaluators to assess its effectiveness. Learn how to evaluate your exhibits.
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		Making an Exhibit Article for grades 6 through 12 Museums specimens are extremely valuable, and not always very durable. That's why so many replicas are built for exhibits. Take a behind-the-scenes tour to see how these models are built.
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		Profile: Marco Hernandez Article for grades 6 through 12 Marco Hernandez considers the museum to be his best teacher, citing its rich resources of talented people and "the most spectacular dioramas in the whole world."
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		Profile: Joyce Cloughly Article for grades 6 through 12 Along with the vast diorama in the museum's Hall of Biodiversity, Joyce Cloughly has built a gator hole and an amber forest diorama. Learn how she got her preparator start by getting really mad one day.
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		Profile: Alec Madoff Article for grades 6 through 12 As a preparator at the museum, Alec Madoff puts together museum exhibits. One day he might be setting up a tomb, the next mounting masks or designing ways to display fabulous jewelry and gems.
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