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Get outdoors and challenge your students with this bird education guide! Working with local nonprofit partners in the Athens, GA…
Activity Book – Dr. Jackson Beak’s Guide to Birds of South Jackson Elementary School – Vol. 1 No. 1
Get outdoors and challenge your students with this bird education guide! Working with local nonprofit partners in the Athens, GA region, the Natural Inquirer team helped South Jackson Elementary with...
The questions you will answer in this FACTivity are: What similarities and differences do you notice between bird songs? How…
Alternate FACTivity – Invasion of the Song Catcher
The questions you will answer in this FACTivity are: What similarities and differences do you notice between bird songs? How does the way a song sounds have an effect on...
Investi-gator is a sister publication to Natural Inquirer, serving students in grades 4 or higher. In this Investi-gator edition, you…
Animals and Ecosystems of the Southwestern United States Investi-gator (Rocky Mountain Research Station) – Vol. 3 No. 1
Investi-gator is a sister publication to Natural Inquirer, serving students in grades 4 or higher. In this Investi-gator edition, you will learn many interesting facts about the Southwestern United States....
People across the world are helping scientists collect data to answer important research questions. Learn how citizens are getting involved…
Citizen Science – Vol. 19 No. 1
People across the world are helping scientists collect data to answer important research questions. Learn how citizens are getting involved in science, from counting birds and lionfish to reporting earthquakes.
Color your own Mexican spotted owls!
Coloring Pages – Meet Dr. Hoagland!
Color your own Mexican spotted owls!
The “Cream of the Crop” monograph is the first in the Forest & Agriculture series. The research in this monograph…
Cream of the Crop – Vol. 1 No. 20
The “Cream of the Crop” monograph is the first in the Forest & Agriculture series. The research in this monograph looks at how prairie strips affect biodiversity.
The research in this monograph looks at the use of prairie strips, which are strips of native prairie plants that…
Cream of the Crop: Assessing the Environmental Benefits of Prairie Strips
The research in this monograph looks at the use of prairie strips, which are strips of native prairie plants that are planted between sections of agricultural crops. Scientists wanted to...
After reading “Knock on Wood,” try this create-a-phrase challenge. Draw a line from a word in the left column to…
Create-A-Phrase Challenge – Knock on Wood
After reading “Knock on Wood,” try this create-a-phrase challenge. Draw a line from a word in the left column to a word in the right column to create a phrase...
Test your understanding after reading the Citizen Science edition of Natural Inquirer. Each image is taken from an article in…
eyeChallenge – Citizen Science
Test your understanding after reading the Citizen Science edition of Natural Inquirer. Each image is taken from an article in the journal. Explain what each of the images represents. You...
After reading the Woodsy Owl edition of Natural Inquirer, test what you learned with an eyeChallenge. Look at each of…
eyeChallenge – Woodsy Owl
After reading the Woodsy Owl edition of Natural Inquirer, test what you learned with an eyeChallenge. Look at each of these images from the edition, and explain what each represents...
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How many birds do I notice in my schoolyard habitat? Materials:…
FACTivity – Invasion of the Song Snatcher
The question you will answer in this FACTivity is: How many birds do I notice in my schoolyard habitat? Materials: Bird Observation Tally Sheet (included) Pencil Clip board Binoculars (optional)...
In this FACTivity, you will research black-backed woodpeckers and learn about what they eat and where they prefer to build…
FACTivity – Pecking Order
In this FACTivity, you will research black-backed woodpeckers and learn about what they eat and where they prefer to build nests. Then you will pretend to be a black-backed woodpecker...
