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  • The cover for the 'Tale of Two Caves' article. The main image is a photo of a person standing in a small passageway of a cave.
    Caves are important natural features in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California. Past studies of some of these…
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    A Tale of Two Caves: How Is Hurricane Crawl Cave Different From Crystal Cave?

  • The cover for 'All Over the Map' article. The main image is the USGS Community Internet Intensity Map of a section of Virginia.
    The Did You Feel It? (DYFI) system allows Internet users to report earthquake data when they feel an earthquake. The…
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    All Over the Map: Investigating the Did You Feel It? Citizen Science System

  • PDF preview of the alternate factivity for All Over the Map
    The questions you will answer in this FACTivity are: How does the seismic data compare between different States? What is…
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    Alternate FACTivity – All Over the Map

  • Caves LIVE a Distance Learning Adventure
    A world of wonder awaits just below the surface, and this distance learning adventure explores these amazing places. Specially adapted…
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    Caves LIVE

  • PDF preview of Caves and Karst eyeChallenge showing a selection of images from the edition.
    After reading the Caves and Karst Edition of Natural Inquirer, test your knowledge with an eyeChallenge. Examine each image taken…
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    eyeChallenge – Caves and Karst

  • PDF preview of the Citizen Science eyeChallenge
    Test your understanding after reading the Citizen Science edition of Natural Inquirer. Each image is taken from an article in…
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    eyeChallenge – Citizen Science

  • PDF preview of 'Tale of Two Caves' FACTivity.
    In this FACTivity, you will grow your own speleothem. At the end of this FACTivity, you answer the following question:…
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    FACTivity – A Tale of Two Caves

  • PDF preview of All Over the Map FACTivity.
    The questions you will answer in this FACTivity are: How do the number of earthquakes from the 1990s compare to…
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    FACTivity – All Over the Map

  • PDF preview of the FACTivity for "Should Ditches Be Graded?"
    In this FACTivity, you will build an insloping road to test your own model of erosion. Materials: Two large cardboard…
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    FACTivity – Should Ditches Be Graded?

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of the FACTivity for "Should Ditches Be Graded?"
    In this FACTivity, you will build an insloping road to test your own model of erosion. Materials: Two large cardboard…
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    FACTivity – Should Ditches Be Graded? (Spanish)

  • Screenshot of FreshWaterLIVE: Scientists in Action video.
    Watch a 43-minute video taped live at Grand Lake, Colorado, featuring questions from students and answers by Carl Chambers, a…
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    Fresh Water LIVE from Colorado

  • Scientist standing inside cave
    From the formation of caves by the movement of groundwater to mapping them and exploring their unique ecosystems to the…
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    Learning Module – Caves & Karst