Middle School
Explore our resources for middle school students, including the Natural Inquirer journals and monographs, as well as activities, lesson plans, learning modules, and much more!
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This spotlight explores how data collected by non-scientists can be used by scientists. The USA National Phenology Network is an…This spotlight explores how data collected by non-scientists can be used by scientists. The USA National Phenology Network is an organization that creates a database of non-scientists’ data about plants... -
This spotlight features one of the citizen science projects people can join, the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project. In the 1990s,…This spotlight features one of the citizen science projects people can join, the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project. In the 1990s, researchers at the University of Minnesota decided to use citizen... -
Woodsy Owl wants you to Lend a Hand, Care for the Land! Help him out by engaging in a citizen…Woodsy Owl wants you to Lend a Hand, Care for the Land! Help him out by engaging in a citizen science project. This resource provides a list of ongoing citizen... -
Can you imagine observing, recording, and reporting the weather every single day? That is what Richard G. Hendrickson did—for 85…Can you imagine observing, recording, and reporting the weather every single day? That is what Richard G. Hendrickson did—for 85 years! Read more about his work with the National Weather... -
The Youth Forest Monitoring Program (YFMP) is a summer internship program for students in grades 9 12. Participants learn about…The Youth Forest Monitoring Program (YFMP) is a summer internship program for students in grades 9 12. Participants learn about forest ecology, explore their local forest lands, engage in forest... -
The idea of protecting lands as wilderness did not happen overnight. Before the National Wilderness Preservation System was established in…The idea of protecting lands as wilderness did not happen overnight. Before the National Wilderness Preservation System was established in 1964, many people took actions that helped Americans understand the... -
Scientific modeling is used in medical, marine, space, and environmental science, among other fields. Scientific modeling helps scientists understand how…Scientific modeling is used in medical, marine, space, and environmental science, among other fields. Scientific modeling helps scientists understand how things work now and how they might work in the...
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The idea of protecting lands as wilderness did not happen overnight. Before the National Wilderness Preservation System was established in…The idea of protecting lands as wilderness did not happen overnight. Before the National Wilderness Preservation System was established in 1964, many people took actions that helped Americans understand the... -
Mushroom hunting is just one of the terms used to describe searching for wild mushrooms. Other terms include mushrooming, mushroom…Mushroom hunting is just one of the terms used to describe searching for wild mushrooms. Other terms include mushrooming, mushroom picking, and mushroom foraging. Learn more about mushroom hunting in... -
Learn more about the Coweeta Experimental Forest in western North Carolina. Coweeta Experimental Forest is part of the Forest Service’s…Learn more about the Coweeta Experimental Forest in western North Carolina. Coweeta Experimental Forest is part of the Forest Service’s system of experimental forests and ranges and was established in...
