This activity is a field investigation where students venture out into their …
This activity is a field investigation where students venture out into their own backyard to observe and record data on living things and see how these things change throughout the seasons.
This activity is a field investigation where students will make observations on …
This activity is a field investigation where students will make observations on a chosen location every two weeks for the period of one school year. They will record their observations using a digital camera and a nature journal.
This activity is an introduction to setting up a composting worm bin …
This activity is an introduction to setting up a composting worm bin in the classroom. It is part of a yearlong study on the interaction and influences that living system have on each other.
This activity is a field investigation where students reconstruct parts of Winona's …
This activity is a field investigation where students reconstruct parts of Winona's Paleozoic environment through observations of a local outcrop and the application of basic geologic principles.
In this field exploration, student teams (consisting of 3 students) will investigate …
In this field exploration, student teams (consisting of 3 students) will investigate whetherincandescent, fluorescent or a no light situation will attract the most nocturnal insects.
This quick-lab provides a concrete experience with crystal formation from saturated salt …
This quick-lab provides a concrete experience with crystal formation from saturated salt solutions that can help students make solubility problems more relevant to their experience.
This activity is a guided inquiry where students investigate the colors contained …
This activity is a guided inquiry where students investigate the colors contained within a single marker color and interpret what this means about the sizes of the molecules.
This activity is an experimental investigation in which students use paper helicopters …
This activity is an experimental investigation in which students use paper helicopters to examine types of variables and how to manipulate variables in experimental design.
This write-pair-share activity presents Calculus III students with a worksheet containing several …
This write-pair-share activity presents Calculus III students with a worksheet containing several exercises that require them to find partial derivatives of functions of two variables. Afterwards, a series of Web-based animations are used to illustrate the surface of each function, the path of the indicated partial derivative for a specified value of the variable and the value of the derivative at each point along the path.
This activity is a lab where students will be working with chemical …
This activity is a lab where students will be working with chemical changes and reactions. It's a simple activity that can be done with household items.
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum module/Geology of National Parks course. Students calculate percentages …
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum module/Geology of National Parks course. Students calculate percentages and percent differences to compare various measures of fumaroles, mud pots, hot springs and geysers in this introduction to hydrothermal features at Yellowstone NP.
This activity is an investigation into the period of a pendulum where …
This activity is an investigation into the period of a pendulum where students will write an equation for a pendulum experiencing simple harmonic motion.
Students will raise questions about the natural world and seek answers by …
Students will raise questions about the natural world and seek answers by making careful observations about the weather. Students will measure, record and describe weather conditions using common tools, like thermometer, anemometer, rain gauge and possibly, light meter.
This activity is a field observation and also an in-class discussion/share. Students …
This activity is a field observation and also an in-class discussion/share. Students share observations made outside and are aware of changes in the natural world.
This activity is a method of tying a multitude of physical (and …
This activity is a method of tying a multitude of physical (and chemical) properties together showing what makes a substance unique and identifiable. This activity is a great way to lead the students into developing their procedures, their further investigations, and yet giving them the feeling of responsibility and ownership for their learning.
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