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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Students are assigned different sections of a Natural Inquirer article and work together to create a summary. This lesson plan can be…Students are assigned different sections of a Natural Inquirer article and work together to create a summary. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural Inquirer article. -
Present students with a question, then give them a guide of internet resources to analyze and answer the question. Below…Present students with a question, then give them a guide of internet resources to analyze and answer the question. Below is a list of possible questions and associated internet resource... -
Lead students through an analysis of a Natural Inquirer article starting first with identification of key words and key phrases. This lesson…Lead students through an analysis of a Natural Inquirer article starting first with identification of key words and key phrases. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural Inquirer article. -
Students learn how to note important parts of a text by highlighting sentences that help them answer the Reflection Section…Students learn how to note important parts of a text by highlighting sentences that help them answer the Reflection Section questions. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural... -
Use the Frayer Diagram with students to identify and define important words. This lesson plan can be used with any…Use the Frayer Diagram with students to identify and define important words. This lesson plan can be used with any Natural Inquirer article. -
This activity enables students to learn more about USDA Forest Service scientists and helps students imagine their own potential future…This activity enables students to learn more about USDA Forest Service scientists and helps students imagine their own potential future as a scientist or engineer. -
“Stealing Bundles” introduces students to a diversity of natural resource science and engineering careers in the Forest Service, as well…“Stealing Bundles” introduces students to a diversity of natural resource science and engineering careers in the Forest Service, as well as introduce students to the diversity of people who are... -
The following 70 words can be used for a spelling bee in your classroom. Each of these 70 words (or…The following 70 words can be used for a spelling bee in your classroom. Each of these 70 words (or phrases) was used in the “A Burning Question” monograph. -
Test your knowledge with an eyeChallenge after reading “Batter Up.” Each of the following images represents something from the article.…Test your knowledge with an eyeChallenge after reading “Batter Up.” Each of the following images represents something from the article. Explain what each of these images represents. You may write... -
Unscramble the words below to make sentences about what you learned in “Batter Up!”Unscramble the words below to make sentences about what you learned in “Batter Up!”
