Upper Elementary
Explore our resources for students in upper elementary school. These resources include the Investi-gator journal, a publication written especially for 4th and 5th grade students that follows the format of our Natural Inquirer journals; activities; lesson plans; coloring pages; and more!
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Test your knowledge after reading the Climate Change Investi-gator with this crossword puzzle!Test your knowledge after reading the Climate Change Investi-gator with this crossword puzzle! -
Test your knowledge after reading the Climate Change Investi-gator with this word search!Test your knowledge after reading the Climate Change Investi-gator with this word search! -
In small groups (or individually), students will read a Natural Inquirer or Investi-gator article and write a letter to the…In small groups (or individually), students will read a Natural Inquirer or Investi-gator article and write a letter to the scientist, asking for clarification on at least four questions. This... -
The purpose of this lesson plan is to give students a chance to reflect on their reading and create poems…The purpose of this lesson plan is to give students a chance to reflect on their reading and create poems to express what they have learned. The lesson plan is... -
In pairs or in groups, you will identify five policies that exist in your school and analyze who they affect,…In pairs or in groups, you will identify five policies that exist in your school and analyze who they affect, how they are implemented, what their impacts are, and how... -
In this FACTivity, students will investigate the soil in their school yard and some soil from home. Materials: At least…In this FACTivity, students will investigate the soil in their school yard and some soil from home. Materials: At least 5 empty plastic bins 5 small hand trowels Magnifying lens... -
After reading the Investi-gator (Northern Research Station), test your knowledge with a crossword puzzle.After reading the Investi-gator (Northern Research Station), test your knowledge with a crossword puzzle. -
Finished reading the Investi-gator (Northern Research Station)? See how much you learned by completing one or both of these word…Finished reading the Investi-gator (Northern Research Station)? See how much you learned by completing one or both of these word searches! -
In this FACTivity, you will imagine what sugar maple trees in the northeastern United States might look like at four…In this FACTivity, you will imagine what sugar maple trees in the northeastern United States might look like at four different times during the fall. Materials: Four sheets of plain... -
The question you will explore in this FACTivity is: How does ozone in the troposphere and stratosphere impact Earth? Materials:…The question you will explore in this FACTivity is: How does ozone in the troposphere and stratosphere impact Earth? Materials: Access to a library or internet for research Poster-making materials
