2-3 Classroom Periods

In this FACTivity, you will choose an animal to study that lives in the United States and create an Animal…
In this FACTivity, you will choose an animal to study that lives in the United States and create an Animal Fact File for that animal. If completing this FACTivity as...

Welcome to Woodsy Owl LIVE, a distance learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural…
Welcome to Woodsy Owl LIVE, a distance learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural Inquirer. There are three different Woodsy Owl LIVE programs: Woodsy...

Moon Trees LIVE is a virtual learning adventure about Moon Trees, Artemis I, seed science, tree species, and so much…
Moon Trees LIVE is a virtual learning adventure about Moon Trees, Artemis I, seed science, tree species, and so much more. Below you will find videos for Moon Trees LIVE...

In this FACTivity, you will research plants growing in your USDA hardiness zone and make predictions about how climate change…
In this FACTivity, you will research plants growing in your USDA hardiness zone and make predictions about how climate change may impact what plants will grow in your hardiness zone...

In this lesson, students play bingo while becoming acquainted with sight words from the Natural Inquirer Reader Series. Materials: Natural…
In this lesson, students play bingo while becoming acquainted with sight words from the Natural Inquirer Reader Series. Materials: Natural Inquirer Reader Series (choose one Reader for each day you...

In this module, we will explore trees and what they need, and we will learn how tree seeds have gone…
In this module, we will explore trees and what they need, and we will learn how tree seeds have gone to space. Below you will find articles, videos, and activities...

Welcome to Smokey Bear LIVE, a distance learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural…
Welcome to Smokey Bear LIVE, a distance learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural Inquirer. There are currently three different Smokey Bear LIVE programs:...

Focus student understanding of the main idea of a paragraph in each section of a Natural Inquirer article through a reading and…
Focus student understanding of the main idea of a paragraph in each section of a Natural Inquirer article through a reading and note-taking process. This lesson plan can be used with any...

Ask students to compare and contrast two articles using a Venn diagram. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural…
Ask students to compare and contrast two articles using a Venn diagram. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural Inquirer article.

Students create a chart to write what they know before reading, what they think they will learn from the article,…
Students create a chart to write what they know before reading, what they think they will learn from the article, and then what they learned from the article. This lesson...