Use foraminiferans - an ancient group of shell-forming protoctists - as the basis for interdisciplinary study of principles and methods in biology, geology, geography and environmental science. Includes ten hands-on activities focused on history and the diversity of life; the fossil record; geologic time scale; continental drift; marine habitats; foram lifestyles; biostratigraphy; principles of superposition and correlation; sedimentology; and diversity and the classification of life. Includes student's laboratory binder, teacher's guide, eight-minute video, 23" x 35" color poster and all materials needed to conduct the investigation.