2-3 Classroom Periods

  • In this FACTivity, you will answer the following question: Does viewing a photograph of a flower provide a benefit to…
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    FACTivity – Flower Power

  • In this lesson, students will increase their reading comprehension, critical thinking skills, and summarization and explanation skills. Students will role-play…
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    Lesson Plan – Twitter Team

  • This lesson plan introduces students to The World’s Forests 2 and walks them through each section of the journal. Students…
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    Lesson Plan – The World’s Forest 2

  • The question students will answer in this FACTivity is: What is the range of an animal?
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    FACTivity – There’s Snow Place Like Home

  • The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: What is the geographic distribution of a particular tree species?
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    FACTivity – Moving on Up

  • The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How does dendrochronology help us understand the environment in which a…
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    FACTivity – Back to the Future

  • This lesson plan introduces the scientific process and guides students through an Investi-gator article using the K-W-L method. This lesson…
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    Lesson Plan – Investi-gator KWL

  • In small groups (or individually), students will read a Natural Inquirer or Investi-gator article and write a letter to the…
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    Lesson Plan – Letter to a Scientist

  • This lesson plan has students analyze how an article fits into the broader theme of the journal, specifically the Ecosystem…
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    Lesson Plan – Ecosystem Services

  • In this FACTivity, you will do an experiment similar to the one the scientists did in “Snake, Rattle, and Roll,”…
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    FACTivity – Snake, Rattle, and Roll