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In this FACTivity, you will predict and observe how diseases spread in populations. Over one class period, you will simulate…
In this FACTivity, you will predict and observe how diseases spread in populations. Over one class period, you will simulate the spread of the “flu” in your class over 5...

The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How do mangrove forests compare with salt marshes? Materials: A blank…
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How do mangrove forests compare with salt marshes? Materials: A blank piece of paper Provided poem (Optional: access to library or...

In this FACTivity, you will use every-day materials to explore how root size impacts the exchange of materials between roots…
In this FACTivity, you will use every-day materials to explore how root size impacts the exchange of materials between roots and their surrounding environment. Materials: Electronic kitchen scale Clock or...

The question you will answer in this FACTivity is, “How can I share information with the public about vulnerable species…
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is, “How can I share information with the public about vulnerable species like big-leaf mahogany?” Materials: Markers Paper Books/web resources Graphic organizer...

The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How do forest termites contribute to the carbon cycle? Materials: Ruler…
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How do forest termites contribute to the carbon cycle? Materials: Ruler Plastic knife 5 oz of Play-doh (optional) Scale (optional) Log...

The question you will answer in this FACTivity is, “How might fish and other aquatic life be affected by turbidity?”…
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is, “How might fish and other aquatic life be affected by turbidity?” You will answer this question by building a model to...

In this FACTivity, you will compare different ways of displaying research findings . You will answer the following questions in…
In this FACTivity, you will compare different ways of displaying research findings . You will answer the following questions in this FACTivity: Which of two methods of displaying results is...

In this FACTivity, you will participate in a “rapid response” exercise. You will pretend you are scientists responding to the…
In this FACTivity, you will participate in a “rapid response” exercise. You will pretend you are scientists responding to the news of an Asian long-horned beetle invasion in your town.

In this FACTivity, we want you to think about what scents you really like and what scents you really do…
In this FACTivity, we want you to think about what scents you really like and what scents you really do not like.

In this FACTivity, you will explore whether it is in society’s interest to stock the Sierra Nevada lakes with fish…
In this FACTivity, you will explore whether it is in society’s interest to stock the Sierra Nevada lakes with fish or to stop stocking the lakes.